Comparative Trade Union Coverage: Spain vs. Germany
Another institutional difference explaining Spain's higher unemployment rate is the extent of trade union influence. A larger fraction of the workforce in Spain is covered by collective bargaining agreements compared to Germany. Greater union coverage typically increases the bargaining power of workers, which shifts the wage-setting (WS) curve upward, resulting in a higher equilibrium unemployment rate.
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