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Dustmann, Christian (contributor); … - 2007

lower tail inequality in the 90s can be related to de-unionization. Finally, fluctuations in relative supply play an …. Based on a 2 % sample of social security records, we show that wage inequality has increased in the 1980s, but only at the … top of the distribution. In the early 1990s, wage inequality started to rise also at the bottom of the distribution. Hence …

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The impact of right-to-work laws on long hours and work schedules

Gihleb, Rania; Giuntella, Osea; Tan, Jian Qi - 2023

Unions play a crucial role in determining wages and employment outcomes. However, union bargaining power may also have important effects on non-pecuniary working conditions. We study the effects of right-to-work laws, which removed agency shop protection and weakened union powers on long hours...

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Unequal consequences of COVID-19 across age and income: representative evidence from six countries

Belot, Michèle; Choi, Syngjoo; Tripodi, Egon; Van den … - 2020

Covid-19 and the measures taken to contain it have led to unprecedented constraints on work and leisure activities, across the world. This paper uses nationally representative surveys to document how people of different ages and incomes have been affected across six countries (China, South...

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Do public subsidies of union membership increase union membership rates?

Barth, Erling; Bryson, Alex; Dale-Olsen, Harald - 2020

Using administrative linked employer-employee data for Norway we estimate the impact of changes in tax subsidies for union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for...

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Causes of changing earnings inequality

Snower, Dennis J. - 1999

This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over … possible rationale for recent inequality developments. …

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Wage differentials, bargaining protocols, and trade unionism in mid-twentieth century American labor markets

Pencavel, John H. - 2020

Income inequality has been lower in periods when trade unionism has been strong. Using observations on wages by … inequality as usually measured. …

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Unionization and the evolution of the wage distribution in Sweden : 1968 to 2000

Albrecht, James W.; Björklund, Anders; Vroman, Susan B. - 2009

change in the distribution of returns was neutral with respect to inequality. -- Wage compression ; unionization ; quantile …

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Inequality and union membership : the impact of relative earnings position and inequality attitudes

Checchi, Daniele (contributor); Visser, Jelle (contributor); … - 2007

In this paper we examine the connection between union membership and economic inequality. Using several surveys from … groups. Next, we examine the impact of inequality attitudes on union membership. We show that union membership is not only … affected by individual expected benefits related to education or earnings, but that attitudes towards inequality also play an …

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Who do unions target? : unionization over the life-cycle of US businesses

Dinlersoz, Emin Murat; Greenwood, Jeremy; Hyatt, Henry R. - 2014

What type of businesses do unions target for organizing? A dynamic model of the union organizing process is constructed to answer this question. A union monitors establishments in an industry to learn about their productivity and decides which ones to organize and when. An establishment becomes...

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Inflation adjustment and labour market structures : evidence from a multi-country study

Nunziata, Luca (contributor); … - 2005

An empirical analysis of the impact of labour market structures on the response of inflation to macroeconomic shocks is presented. Results based on a 20 country panel show that if labour market coordination is high, the effect on inflation of movements in unemployment, import prices, tax rates...

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