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Unions: Rent Creators or Extractors?*
Authors:Toke Skovsgaard Aidt  Vania Sena
Abstract:This paper proposes a model of workplace‐specific unions that integrates two views of what unions do. One view holds that unions mainly engage in rent extraction. Another view holds that unions mainly engage in rent creation by providing agency services that increase workplace productivity. We demonstrate that the choice between the two activities is systematically related to the economic and regulatory environment in which the union operates. Product market competition encourages rent creation, while labor market deregulation encourages rent extraction. Moreover, we provide a rationale for why firms may want to subsidize unions.
Keywords:Unions  rent creation  extraction  product market competition  J5  L5
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