Bryson, Alex and Dale-Olsen, Harald (2008) A tale of two countries: unions, closures and growth in Britain and Norway. CEPDP, 867. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 9780853282631
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Abstract
Using linked private sector employer-employee panel data for Britain and Norway we explore the effects of unionization on workplace closure and employment growth over the period 1997-2004. Unions prolonged the life of low-wage workplaces in Britain, whereas Norwegian unions increased (reduced) closure hazards in high (low) waged workplaces. Contrary to earlier studies, unions had no effect on workplace growth in Britain. In Norway, union workplaces experienced 4 percent per annum lower growth. However, the estimation of a dynamic panel data model for Norway indicates positive long-term causal effects of union density on employment.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 2008 the authors |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Unions, closure, employment growth, comparative, system-GMM |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects |
| Sets: | Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| Identification Number: | 867 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/19589/ |
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