Green Trade Unions: Structure, Wages and Environmental Technology

被引:19
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作者
Asproudis, Elias [1 ]
Gil-Molto, Maria Jose [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Northampton, Northampton Business Sch, Northampton NN2 7AL, England
[2] Univ Sheffield, Dept Econ, Sheffield S1 4DT, S Yorkshire, England
来源
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 2015年 / 60卷 / 02期
关键词
Trade union structure; Environmental concerns; Emissions; Technology; Wages; Employment; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; LABOR-MARKETS; INCENTIVES;
D O I
10.1007/s10640-014-9768-x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper investigates the effect of trade union structure on firms' technological choices when unions care about environmental protection. We compare a decentralized with a centralized union structure in a Cournot duopoly. Our results suggest that a decentralized structure provides higher incentives for the investment in cleaner technologies, although emissions may be lower under a centralized structure. The effect of the environmental damage parameter on wages and output may be non-monotonic.
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页码:165 / 189
页数:25
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