<p>This paper examines the empirical application of the hypothesis that union membership has declined in the US manufacturing industry due to an increasingly competitive environment among firms, despite the fact that union wages have remained higher than nonunion wages. I construct an industry-level model for union membership as well as union wages that has competitive indicators, including inward foreign direct investment, the capital-to-labor ratio, terms of trade, and a ratio of export to import trade volume. I combine the theory of union-firm negotiations and the findings of my empirical study to make the argument that union wage increases drive union membership downwards through competition. As the manufacturing industry faces increasi...
There have been a number of studies analyzing the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income. Mo...
The unionization rate in the US varies widely both across sectors and states. Further-more, unions h...
There have been a number of studies analyzing the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income. Mo...
We investigate how union rent seeking is affected by import competition. The myopic theory of union ...
We provide a rationale for the mixed relationship between product market competition and unionized w...
We provide a rationale for the mixed relationship between product market competition and unionized w...
I document the dramatic divergence between the fortunes of unions in the public and private sectors ...
Much of the recent empirical work on the impact of unions on R&D is based on a theoretical model...
This dissertation contains three chapters on the political economy and economic history of labor uni...
This paper explores the decline of union membership within partially organized firms. Using data fro...
Union membership, as a percentage of the private sector workforce, has been in decline for 50 years....
Early time-series studies that examined the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income were prim...
Early time-series studies that examined the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income were prim...
In this paper I study the wage and employment behavior of a unionized sector that is confronted by a...
Early time-series studies that examined the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income were prim...
There have been a number of studies analyzing the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income. Mo...
The unionization rate in the US varies widely both across sectors and states. Further-more, unions h...
There have been a number of studies analyzing the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income. Mo...
We investigate how union rent seeking is affected by import competition. The myopic theory of union ...
We provide a rationale for the mixed relationship between product market competition and unionized w...
We provide a rationale for the mixed relationship between product market competition and unionized w...
I document the dramatic divergence between the fortunes of unions in the public and private sectors ...
Much of the recent empirical work on the impact of unions on R&D is based on a theoretical model...
This dissertation contains three chapters on the political economy and economic history of labor uni...
This paper explores the decline of union membership within partially organized firms. Using data fro...
Union membership, as a percentage of the private sector workforce, has been in decline for 50 years....
Early time-series studies that examined the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income were prim...
Early time-series studies that examined the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income were prim...
In this paper I study the wage and employment behavior of a unionized sector that is confronted by a...
Early time-series studies that examined the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income were prim...
There have been a number of studies analyzing the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income. Mo...
The unionization rate in the US varies widely both across sectors and states. Further-more, unions h...
There have been a number of studies analyzing the impact of unions on labor\u27s share of income. Mo...