No Extension without Representation? : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Collective Bargaining /

In many countries, notably across Europe, collective bargaining coverage is enhanced by government-issued extensions that widen the reach of collective agreements beyond their signatory parties to all firms and workers in the same sector. This paper analyses the causal impact of such extensions on e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hijzen, Alexander
Other Authors: Martins, Pedro
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/143
Online Access:Full text available on IMF