wages. This paper also contributes to the wider literature by providing the first estimates of the longitudinal gain (loss …) associated with joining (leaving) a union with respect to non-wage benefits. The findings show joining (leaving) a union … increases (decreases) the probability of being in receipt of legally guaranteed benefits such as bonuses and paid holidays. This …

Using a common methodology, the effects of unions on wage levels and wage dispersion are estimated for two neighboring … countries, Bolivia and Chile, and for the U.S. The analysis shows that unions have broadly similar effects on the wage … distribution within these three economies. The findings suggest that the political economy of unions, coupled with market …

unionized workforce. We develop a simple efficiency wage model, with a tradeoff between higher wages for workers and more … firm. Unions, by redistributing rents towards the workers, lead to lower employment and lower pay for managers. Using a … variety of data sets, we examine the implications of the model for the relationship between the employment and wages of …

Considering the contribution of the distribution of individual wages and earnings to that of household incomes we find …

Using a common methodology, the effects of unions on wage levels and wage dispersion are estimated for two neighboring … countries, Bolivia and Chile, and for the U.S. The analysis shows that unions have broadly similar effects on the wage … distribution within these three economies. The findings suggest that the political economy of unions, coupled with market …

agreements, and made industry-level unions more effective in guaranteeing the protections provided by labor standards. …