A1 Journal article (refereed)
Decentralized wage bargaining and health (2024)
Maczulskij, T., Haapanen, M., Kauhanen, A., & Riukula, K. (2024). Decentralized wage bargaining and health. Economics and Human Biology, 55, Article 101433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101433
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All authors or editors: Maczulskij, Terhi; Haapanen, Mika; Kauhanen, Antti; Riukula, Krista
Journal or series: Economics and Human Biology
ISSN: 1570-677X
eISSN: 1873-6130
Publication year: 2024
Publication date: 11/09/2024
Volume: 55
Article number: 101433
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication country: Netherlands
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101433
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/97669
Abstract
This study examines the association between decentralized wage bargaining and worker health in Finland. We utilize unique data on collective agreements matched with total population administrative data on mental health disorders and sickness absence for the 2005–2013 period. We find that decentralized wage bargaining is related to mental health among blue-collar workers. Specifically, local wage increase allowances are associated with improved mental health in firms with a high concentration of white-collar employees, whereas this association is reversed in firms where blue-collar workers predominate. No consistent links to sickness absences are observed. Further analyses indicate that higher earnings under local wage agreements may explain the observed improvement in mental health in white-collar intensive firms, whereas decreased employment could partially explain the worsened mental health in blue-collar intensive firms.
Keywords: local bargaining; occupational health; mental well-being; wages; pay rise; white-collar workers; workers; pay policy; collective action
Free keywords: blue-collar; collective agreements; decentralization; health; white-collar
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VIRTA submission year: 2024
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