Union bargaining power, relative wages, and efficiency in Canada

We use a computable general equilibrium model incorporating trade unions, efficient Nash contracts, existing distortions, and international trade to measure the deadweight loss in Canada arising from the ability of unions to raise wages above competitive levels. The model incorporates two features n...

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description We use a computable general equilibrium model incorporating trade unions, efficient Nash contracts, existing distortions, and international trade to measure the deadweight loss in Canada arising from the ability of unions to raise wages above competitive levels. The model incorporates two features new to CGE analysis: parameterization of union bargaining power and variations in union preferences. Estimates indicate the deadweight loss to be no more than 0.04 per cent of GNP. However, the small aggregate effect masks considerable adjustments at the industry level, in imports and exports, and in the distribution of income. Adjustments are also larger with employment-oriented unions. /// Pouvoir de négociation des syndicats, salaires relatifs et efficacité au Canada. Les auteurs utilisent un modèle d'équilibre général calculable qui prend en compte les syndicats ouvriers, des contrats efficients à la Nash, les distorsions existantes, et le commerce international pour mesurer les pertes de bien-être au Canada attribuables au fait que les syndicats engendrent des niveaux de salaires au dessus des niveaux concurrentiels. Le modèle incorpore deux éléments inédits: la paramétrisation du pouvoir de négociation des syndicats et les variations dans les préférences des syndicats. Les résultats indiquent que les pertes de bien-être ne dépassent pas 0,04 pourcent du PIB. Cependant, ce petit effet agrégé masque des ajustements substantiels au niveau de l'industrie, dans les importations et exportations, et dans la répartition des revenus. Les ajustements sont aussi plus importants quand les syndicats mettent l'accent sur l'emploi.
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Bargaining power
Canada
Collective bargaining
Computable equilibrium models
Contracts
Economic efficiency
Economic impact
Economic models
Economic theory
Efficiency
Employment
Gross national product
Industrial production
Industrial unions
International trade
Labor
Labor contracts
Labor unionization
Labor unions
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Statistics
Studies
Trade unions
Union labor
Unionism
Wage rates
Wages
Wages & salaries
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