Two predictions of the exit/voice model of union activity that have been confirmed by empirical research in the United States are that union workers will have longer tenures and lower quit rates than nonunion workers. This study replicates the methods used in one important U.S. investigation of...

The time women allocate to childcare varies appreciably according to personal and labour market characteristics. Of particular note is the finding that better educated women spend more time in most forms of childcare activities than their less well-educated counterparts. This link between...

Two predictions of the exit/voice model of union activity that have been confirmed by empirical research in the United States are that union workers will have longer tenures and lower quit rates than nonunion workers. This study replicates the methods used in one important U.S. investigation of...

It is well established in the literature that Australian unions raise their members' wages relative to those of otherwise comparable nonmembers by some amount in the range 7-15 percent. However, it is also known that firm size is positively associated with union density and that firm size is...

The theory of compensating wage differentials suggests that, for workers with similar human capital and other characteristics, earnings should be relatively high in industries where there is an above average risk of death. Using data from Worksafe Australia, this paper confirms the existence of...