union density on firm productivity and wages in the population of Norwegian firms over the period 2001 to 2012. Increases in … union density lead to substantial increases in firm productivity and wages having accounted for the potential endogeneity of …

This paper explores the link between the presence of unions in the workplace, the adoption of decentralized labor …, and its robust version based on bootstrap theory, to get reliable estimates of technical efficiency at the firm level in a … limiting the unions' power such as a strong exposure to international markets, high debt levels or the prevalence of flexible …

Income inequality has been lower in periods when trade unionism has been strong. Using observations on wages by … wage differentials are revealed. As wages increased, some contracts maintained relative wage differentials constant, some … maintained absolute differences in wages constant, others combined these two patterns, and some did not reveal an obvious pattern …

Do unions promote creative destruction? In this paper we apply a shift-share approach and historical unionisation data … and destruction during the period 2003-2012. As local regional-industrial unionisation increases, wages grow. Lay …

determination. In the basic set-up, UISAs induce a trade union to lower wages. This effect can also arise if (1) balanced …

from confounded product-market concentration. Analysis extends beyond wages to rates of employment-based health insurance …

Labor unions, chiefly through collective organizing and bargaining, almost universally increase the wages of their … service industry, less favorable labor law, and possibly increased opposition toward unions. Methodological challenges and …