published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (3), 317-341
Suppose insiders use their market power to push up their wages, while entrants receive their
reservation wages. How will employment and productivity be affected? In addressing this
question, we focus on the role of on-the-job training. We show that on-the-job training makes
insider wage hikes less detrimental to average employment (over booms and recessions),
and may even cause employment to be stimulated. Furthermore, such training can make
insider wage hikes more detrimental to average productivity.
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