Union Egalitarianism as Income Insurance
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 9724529 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jonas Agell, Kjell Erik Lommerud |
| Año | 1992 |
| Volumen | 59 |
| Número | 235 |
| Páginas | 295 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1992-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Editorial | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2554603 |
| OpenAlex | W2009702362 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 12 |
| Referencias citadas | 7 |
It is a common observation that unions often try to compress the wage distribution among their members as compared with the productivity distribution. A troublesome aspect of standard theories of redistributive unions is the question why high-productivity workers choose to enter the union in the first place. This paper develops and explores the implications of an alternative insurance rationale for egalitarian wage objectives. Apart from providing a simple explanation of why heterogeneous union members may agree on egalitarian wage policies, it also suggests a more guarded attitude toward the welfare costs of pay compression. Copyright 1992 by The London School of Economics and Political Science
Distribution (mathematics) · Economics · Egalitarianism · Income distribution · Inequality · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Productivity · Public economics · Social insurance · Wage · Welfare · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
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| Obras citantes distintas | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,44 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1999 - 2017 (19) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 11 |