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The consequences of trade union power erosion

The micro- and macroeconomic effects of the declining power of trade unions have been hotly debated by economists and policymakers. Nevertheless, the empirical evidence shows that the impact of the decline on economic aggregates and firm performance is not an overwhelming cause for concern. However, the association of declining union power with rising earnings inequality and a loss of direct communication between workers and firms is potentially more worrisome. This in turn raises the questions of how supportive contemporary unionism is of wage solidarity, and whether the depiction of the nonunion workplace as an authoritarian “bleak house” is more caricature than reality.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2014 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
Labor Contracts
Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: Public Policy
Thema
union density/coverage
bargaining structure
coordination
macro/micro performance
redistribution
voice

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
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Addison, John T.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.68
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  • Addison, John T.
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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