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 …

women and for different groups of the workforce. Regression estimates indicate that the probability of union membership is …

States. Micro-data is also used to model union membership in a further eleven non-OECD countries. Union density is found to … with diverse industrial relations systems including early retirement and cohort effects. -- unions membership ; non-OECD …

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 …

union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed … of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This … time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different …

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 …

period of time, contributing to the sharp decline in the private sector union membership rate and resulting in many fewer …

more and more difficult. In this backdrop, the paper attempted to analyse the impact of union membership on wages in the … industries. The estimated wage premiums for union membership for permanent and contract workers are 56.7 per cent and 10.3 per … cent respectively. Decomposing this wage gap indicates that union membership contributes majority of the wage differentials …