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IZA
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The Insider-Outsider Theory: A Survey
by
Assar Lindbeck, Dennis J. Snower
(July 2002)
Abstract:
This article is an idiosyncratic survey of the insider-outsider theory, describing the vision
underlying the theory, and evaluating salient contributions to the literature in the light of this
vision. We also indicate what appear to have been dead-ends and red herrings in past
research. The first section deals with the theory, concerning how labor turnover costs
influence insider wages and outsiders’ opportunities and how these costs affect employment
and unemployment. We also address the more complex, and open, question of how
employment and unemployment move through time, in response to labor market shocks. The
second section deals with the insider-outsider theory in relation to two important economic
institutions: unions and social norms. The third section confronts the relevant empirical
evidence. Finally, the last section concludes by clarifying some common misunderstandings
and identifying promising areas of future research.
Text: See Discussion Paper No. 534
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