Can We Identify Union Productivity Effects?

Addison, John T. and Chilton, John B. (1993): Can We Identify Union Productivity Effects? Published in: Industrial Relations , Vol. 32, No. 1 (1 January 1993): pp. 124-132.

Abstract

Contrary to recent criticism, the standard production function test can, in principle, reveal whether or not unionized workers or firms are more productive than their nonunion counterparts. In the long run, however, the forces of competition foreordain the result.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: unions; productivity
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects

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