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The Effects of Teacher Strike Activity on Student Learning in South African Primary Schools
Wills, Gabrielle - Department of Economics, Fakulteit Ekonomiese en … - 2014
This paper investigates whether teacher strikes affect student achievement at the primary school level in South Africa … fixed effects strategy fails to adequately control for unobserved teacher characteristics that may influence both a teacher’s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010834051
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The long-run effects of teacher strikes : evidence from Argentina
Jaume, David; Willén, Alexander - 2017
This is the first paper to estimate the effect of teacher strikes on student long-run educational attainment and labor … market outcomes. We exploit cross-cohort variation in the prevalence of teacher strikes within and across provinces in … Argentina in a difference-in-difference framework to examine how exposure to teacher strikes during primary school affects long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761079
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Trade unions in an emerging economy: The case of South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Naidoo, Karmen; Yu, Derek - 2014
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement, followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since 1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation of the impact of trade unions, legislation, and institutions on labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343218
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Trade unions in an emerging economy : the case of South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Naidoo, Karmen; Yu, Derek - 2014
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement, followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since 1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation of the impact of trade unions, legislation, and institutions on labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251673
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Trade Unions In An Emerging Economy: The Case Of South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Naidoo, Karmen; Yu, Derek - Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics - 2014
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement, followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since 1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation of the impact of trade unions, legislation, and institutions on labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010894476
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Unionization and productivity : evidence from charter schools
Hart, Cassandra M. D.; Sojourner, Aaron J. - 2014
because while most charters are non-union, teachers at some charters have unionized. Using a generalized difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230891
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Industrial Relations in Multinational Companies (MNCs) : Double Breasting and Trade Union Avoidance in Ireland
Gunnigle, Patrick - 2009
This working paper addresses the incidence of double breasting as a means of trade union avoidance in multinational companies. Double breasting is a phenomenon whereby multi-establishment firms concurrently operate union and non-union facilities. Drawing on survey findings from the largest and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012720629
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Labour market and collective bargaining in Iceland : sharing the spoils without spoiling the shares
Sila, Urban - 2017
Iceland has high living standards, low poverty, high inclusiveness and one of the most sustainable pension systems. It is the most highly unionised country in the OECD and, in the past, successful social pacts have protected the lowest paid workers during crises, and on occasion helped fight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823639
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Industrie- und Spartengewerkschaften im Konflikt. Organisatorische Voraussetzungen und realisierte Gelegenheitsstrukturen
Schroeder, Wolfgang; Greef, Samuel - In: Industrielle Beziehungen - Zeitschrift fuer Arbeit, … 15 (2008) 4, pp. 329-329
Einzelne Berufsverbaende haben in den letzten Jahren eigenstaendige Tarifvertraege erkaempft. Damit sind sie in einen tarifpolitischen UEberbietungswettbewerb mit den etablierten DGB-Gewerkschaften eingetreten. Am Beispiel von Vereinigung Cockpit, Marburger Bund und GDL wird gezeigt, dass der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076181
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Employee Voice and Private Sector Workplace Outcomes in Britain, 1980-2004
Bryson, Alex; Gomez, Rafael; Kretschmer, Tobias; Willman, P - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2009
Non-union direct voice has replaced union representative voice as the primary avenue for employee voice in the British private sector. This paper provides a framework for examining the relationship between employee voice and workplace outcomes that explains this development. As exit-voice theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005256490