Implicatiile sistemelor salarialeasupra diferentierilor regionale din Uniunea Europeana
IMPLICATIONS OF WAGE BARGAINING SYSTEMS ON REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Author(s): Andreea Ciobanu, George Ciobanu, Luminita VochiţaSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: regional wage differentiation; wage bargaining system; regional unemployment differentials; regional productivity differentials
Summary/Abstract: The theoretical literature has argued that a centralized wage bargaining system may result in low regional wage differentiation and high regional unemployment differentials. The empirical literature has found that centralized wage bargaining leads to lower wage inequality for different skills, industries and population groups, but has not investigated its impact on regional wage differentiation. Empirical evidence in this paper for EU regions suggests that countries with more coordinated wage bargaining systems have lower regional wage differentials, after controlling for regional productivity and unemployment differentials.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Craiova - Seria Ştiinţe Economice
- Issue Year: XXXVI/2008
- Issue No: 2
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English