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Schmitt, John; Woo, Nicole - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2013

a union has on the wages and benefits of women in the paid workforce. Even after controlling for factors such as age …, race, industry, educational attainment and state of residence, the data show a substantial boost in pay and benefits for … female workers in unions relative to their non-union counterparts. The effect is particularly strong for women with lower …

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Union Advantage for Black Workers

Jones, Janelle; Schmitt, John - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2014

, unionization has a significant positive impact on black workers' wages and benefits. The union advantage is particularly strong for …In this report, we review the most recent data available to examine the impact of unionization on the wages and … benefits paid to black workers. These data show that even after controlling for factors such as age and education level …

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State Union Membership, 2012

Schmitt, John; Jones, Janelle; Sanes, Milla - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2013

On January 23, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its estimates for union membership in the United States in 2012. This issue brief focuses on the union membership numbers by state. In addition to presenting the BLS estimates for overall union membership in each state, we also provide...

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Labor Market Flexibility and FDI Flows: Evidence from Oil-Rich GCC and Middle Income Countries

Mina, Wasseem; Jaeck, Louis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

In this paper we empirically examine the impact of labor market flexibility on FDI flows to oil-rich GCC and compare it to middle income countries in 2006-2011. We account for potential endogeneity and nonstationarity and adopt system GMM and IV estimation methodologies. Our findings show that...

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The Pond Separates Cultures but Not Values : A Comparative Look at the French Codification of Right to Withdrawal of Labor and the American Concept of At-Will Employment

Wazlavek, Thomas D. Aaron - 2021

The differences and similarities of the United States common law concept of “right to work” and the modern development in France of the right to withdraw labor, after the “yellow vest” movement in 2018, demonstrate a parallel diminution of workers’ rights. These changes are motivated...

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A College Degree is No Guarantee

Schmitt, John; Jones, Janelle - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2014

The Great Recession has been hard on recent college graduates, but it has been even harder for black recent college graduates. This report examines the labor-market outcomes of black recent college graduates using the general approach developed by Federal Reserve Bank of New York researchers...

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The labor market in the Netherlands, 2001-2016

Hartog, Joop; Salverda, Wiemer - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)

concerns. The government and social partners (unions and industry associations) seek to adjust labor market arrangements to …

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The insider-outsider theory: a survey

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

costs influence insider wages and outsiders? opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … shocks. The second section deals with the insider-outsider theory in relation to two important economic institutions: unions …

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The Insider-Outsider Theory: A Survey

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

costs influence insider wages and outsiders’ opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … shocks. The second section deals with the insider-outsider theory in relation to two important economic institutions: unions …

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The insider-outsider theory : a survey

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

costs influence insider wages and outsiders' opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … shocks. The second section deals with the insider-outsider theory in relation to two important economic institutions: unions …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412195