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The effects of the decentralization of collective bargaining on wage differences among employee groups.

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Title: The effects of the decentralization of collective bargaining on wage differences among employee groups.
Authors: Kauhanen, Antti1,2 (AUTHOR) antti.kauhanen@etla.fi
Source: Applied Economics Letters. Jun2026, Vol. 33 Issue 10, p1593-1596. 4p.
Subject Terms: *Collective bargaining, *Wage differentials, *Gender wage gap, *Labor unions, Causal inference, Educational attainment, Subsidiarity, Age groups
Abstract: Prior research has linked the decentralization of collective bargaining to increased wage differences between men and women and among employees with different levels of education. I study the causal effect of decentralization on wage differences among different employee groups using administrative data on monthly wages and the synthetic difference-in-differences method. I find no evidence of decentralization leading to larger wage differences between men and women or among different educational groups. However, I find some evidence of increased differences among different age groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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