Negotiated wage increases and the labor market outcomes of low-wage workers: evidence from the Swedish public sector
"This paper investigates the impact of a collective agreement stipulating a one shot increase in establishment-specific wage levels in a public-sector setting where wages otherwise are set according to individualized wage bargaining. The agreement stipulated that wages should increase in propor...
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author | Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala Eliasson, Tove Nordström Skans, Oskar |
author_facet | Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala Eliasson, Tove Nordström Skans, Oskar |
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description | "This paper investigates the impact of a collective agreement stipulating a one shot increase in establishment-specific wage levels in a public-sector setting where wages otherwise are set according to individualized wage bargaining. The agreement stipulated that wages should increase in proportion to the number of low-paid females within each establishment. We find that actual wages among incubents responded to the share of females with a wage below the stipulated threshold, conditional on the separate effects of the share of low wage earners, and the share of females. We find clear evidence of path-dependence in wages, covered workers remained on higher wage levels 4 years after the agreement took effect. The increase in wages resulted in a reduced probability of exit among young workers with relatively good grades and a lower frequency of new hires at the establishment level." |
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is_hierarchy_title | Negotiated wage increases and the labor market outcomes of low-wage workers: evidence from the Swedish public sector |
language | English |
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publishDate | 2014 |
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spellingShingle | Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala Eliasson, Tove Nordström Skans, Oskar collective bargaining low wages public sector wage increase Negotiated wage increases and the labor market outcomes of low-wage workers: evidence from the Swedish public sector |
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title | Negotiated wage increases and the labor market outcomes of low-wage workers: evidence from the Swedish public sector |
topic | collective bargaining low wages public sector wage increase |
url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19118880124919360629-Negotiated-wage-increases-and-.htm |