The Regional Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining: The Case of Belgium

Rusinek M. and Tojerow I. The regional dimension of collective wage bargaining: the case of Belgium, Regional Studies. The potential failure of national industry agreements to take into account productivity levels in the least productive regions has been considered as one of the causes of regional u...

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Published in:Regional studies 2014-02, Vol.48 (2), p.301-317
Main Authors: Rusinek, Michael, Tojerow, Ilan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Belgians
Belgium
Benelux
Bgi / Prodig
Collective bargaining
Estructura salarial
Europe
Federalism
Federalismo
Fédéralisme
Föderalismus
Human geography
Industry
Kollektive Tarifverhandlungen
Labour relations
Lohnstruktur
Negociación colectiva
Négociation collective
Productivity
Regional studies
Regionen
Regiones
Regions
Régions
Structure salariale
Studies
Unemployment
Wage structure
Wages & salaries
区域
工资结构
联邦制
集体谈判
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Summary:Rusinek M. and Tojerow I. The regional dimension of collective wage bargaining: the case of Belgium, Regional Studies. The potential failure of national industry agreements to take into account productivity levels in the least productive regions has been considered as one of the causes of regional unemployment in European countries. This paper investigates the role of the collective bargaining structure in the relationship between regional wage and productivity differentials. Using a rich Belgian-linked employer-employee dataset, it is found that the more an industry is decentralized in terms of wage setting, the more regional differences in productivity are reflected in wages. It is concluded that the current Belgian wage-setting system already includes mechanisms that allow regional productivity to be taken into account.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2011.632625