Publications by Erling Barth
Bargaining Regimes and Wage Dispersion
June 1, 1993 • Working Papers • By Erling Barth and Josef Zweimuller
Abstract The paper studies the relationship between wage dispersion and centralization. We distinguish between two sources of wage differentials: Heterogenous -workers with different skills and firms with varying levels of…
Bargaining Structure, Wage Determination, and Wage Dispersion In 6 OECD-Countries
August 1, 1992 • Working Papers • By Erling Barth and Josef Zweimuller
Abstract The paper examines the role of collective bargaining systems as a determinant of the inter-industry wage structure. It compares wage patterns of six countries: Austria, Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden…
Why Do Some Firms Pay More?: An Empirical Investigation of Inter-Firm Wage Differentials
May 1, 1992 • Working Papers • By Erling Barth
Abstract The paper tests implications of efficiency wage theories, agency theories and union bargaining theory on Norwegian micro data. Firm specific means of individual characteristics as well as other firm…
May 1, 1992 • Working Papers • By Erling Barth
Abstract The paper compares the industry wage structures of Austria, Norway, the union sector of the U.S. as well as the non-union sector of the U.S. We make comparable regressions…
Disagreement Points In Wage Bargaining
December 1, 1991 • Working Papers • By Erling Barth
Abstract Workers face declining pay-offs during a strike. The consequence of this is explored in a noncooperative sequential bargainingsubgame perfect equilibrium wage is a weighted average of the standard bargaining…