Are Union Wage Differentials in the United States Falling?

Are Union Wage Differentials in the United States Falling?

This paper addresses several estimation and specification issues in estimating union wage differentials in the United States over the last two decades. Estimates provide strong evidence of a decline in the differential for women. For men, the differential appears to have declined for a person with o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Industrial relations (Berkeley) 2008-07, Vol.47 (3), p.390-418
1. Verfasser: BLACKBURN, MCKINLEY L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Estimating techniques
Labor unions
Labour relations
Studies
Trade union membership
U.S.A
Unions
United States of America
Wage differential
Wage differentials
Wage rates
Wages
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Zusammenfassung:This paper addresses several estimation and specification issues in estimating union wage differentials in the United States over the last two decades. Estimates provide strong evidence of a decline in the differential for women. For men, the differential appears to have declined for a person with overall average characteristics, but not for a male with characteristics of the average unionized male.
ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2008.00526.x