Did globalization reduce unionization? : evidence from U.S. manufacturing /

How do globalization economic conditions affect labour market institutions such as unionism? We draw on recent theoretical and empirical work to yield a more comprehensive set of hypotheses related to the decline in unionisation. Furthermore, we extend recent theoretical work to highlight a direct...

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Main Author: Magnani, Elisabetta
Other Authors: Prentice, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bundoora, Vic. : La Trobe University. School of Business, 2000
Series:Discussion papers (La Trobe University. School of Business) no. 00.17
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Online Access:http://www.latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/130873/2000.17.pdf
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Summary:How do globalization economic conditions affect labour market institutions such as unionism? We draw on recent theoretical and empirical work to yield a more comprehensive set of hypotheses related to the decline in unionisation. Furthermore, we extend recent theoretical work to highlight a direct role for competition (domestic and international) in determining unionisation. This paper uses a unique data set of U.S. three-digit manufacturing industries from 1972 to 1994 to test the hypothesis that domestic and international competition reduce unionisation. The main finding is that in spite of the importance of quasi-rents to explain unionisation, foreign and domestic competition are also significant determinants of unionisation.
Physical Description:24 p.
Bibliography:Bibliografía: p. 28-32.
ISSN:1441-3213