Layoffs, quits and wage negotiations

A. C. Gielen; J.C. van Ours

Layoffs, quits and wage negotiations

A. C. Gielen
, J.C. van Ours

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Abstract

This paper studies the ex-ante effect of worker separations on wage negotiations using matched worker–firm data from The Netherlands. We find that wage negotiations aim to prevent separations; workers with a high propensity to quit are offered higher wages, while workers with a high layoff probability give up some of their wage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-111
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2010

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