Creative Destruction, Social Security Uptake and Union Networks

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Does the creative destruction induced by unions entail increased social security uptake? Creative destruction implies the closures of less productive workplaces, and if the regional benefits from this process is not large enough, the displacements caused by workplace closures cause increased social security uptake. In this paper we apply a shift-share approach and historical unionisation data from 1918 to study the impact of regional unionisation changes in Norway on regional social security uptake during the period 2003-2012. As regional unionisation increases, inflows to regional unemployment and disability decrease, but the outflow to retirement increases.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12546

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity ; Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General ; Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
• Subject: trade unions ; creative destruction ; unemployment ; disability insurance ; retirement

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dale-Olsen, Harald
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2019

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/207372
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET