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for each country, we find that individuals' probability of union membership is significantly affected by their personal …
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provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly … membership ; never-membership ; Germany …
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States. Micro-data is also used to model union membership in a further eleven non-OECD countries. Union density is found to … USA and the UK in the mid to late 40s. This inverted U-shaped pattern is repeated in a further thirty countries (Australia … with diverse industrial relations systems including early retirement and cohort effects. -- unions membership ; non-OECD …
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employees. If works councils represent the face of unions, union membership of employees should be related positively to the … establishment has no impact on union membership and (c) a 10 % decrease in the average share of unionised works councillors …
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In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion … significantly positive relationship between risk aversion and the likelihood of union membership. Additionally, we observe a … ; membership ; risk aversion ; trade union …
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will fall further. -- Union membership ; union density ; cohort effects ; West Germany …
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women and for different groups of the workforce. Regression estimates indicate that the probability of union membership is …
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union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take …-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for membership. The price elasticity of demand for union membership is - 7 … of the hikes in tax subsidies and holding workforce composition constant aggregate private sector union membership …
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Spatial variance in union membership has been attributed to the favourable attitudes that persist in areas with an … or near these areas upon union membership. Those residing in ex-mining areas retain an increased propensity for union … membership. However, this effect diminishes sharply with distance. The analysis reveals that particular places can serve as …
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