Many governments have banned strikes in public transportation. Whether this can be justified depends on whether strikes … effects of public transit strikes on urban populations in Germany. Due to higher traffic volumes and longer travel times …, total car hours operated increase by 15% during strikes. This effect is accompanied by a 14% increase in vehicle crashes, a …

This study empirically addresses claims about the effects of strikes on output growth, inflation, and non … 1982-2018. We find empirical support for a strikes shock's transitory negative impact on the country's output growth. In … any case, this was not contested. Our findings, however, contradict the claims that strikes ensue inflation and …