UNION WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRY AND LOCAL UNION DENSITY - EVIDENCE FROM THE 1980S

被引:13
作者
CURME, MA
MACPHERSON, DA
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[1] Miami University, Oxford, 45056, OH
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10.1007/BF02685438
中图分类号
F24 [劳动经济];
学科分类号
020106 ; 020207 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
This study finds that the real union-nonunion wage differential has declined only slightly since 1985, a period of falling unionism. The study also finds that, in contrast to earlier research, local (geographic) union density positively affects union and nonunion wages. © 1991 Journal of Labor Research.
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页码:419 / 427
页数:9
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