| Description |
xiii, 89 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"June 2003." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 81) and index. |
| Contents |
Trends in national and regional unionization rates and in union versus nonunion wages. National trends in unionization -- Regional trends in unionization -- Trends in the earnings of union relative to nonunion workers -- Changes in unionization rates : a decomposition analysis. Industry effects on the national rate of unionization -- Industry effects on regional unionization rates in manufacturing -- Regional effects on the national unionization rate in manufacturing -- The effects of trade and other economic factors on the rate of unionization : an analytical review. Increases in trade and foreign direct investment technological changes -- Relative shifts in the demand for goods and services -- Changes in the relative supply of basically educated versus more-educated labor net effects of the four economic forces -- Estimating the impact of increased trade on the employment of union and nonunion workers. Statistical model -- Data issues -- Summary statistics -- Regression results -- Total employment effects. |
| Subject |
Labor unions -- United States.
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Labor unions. |
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United States. |
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Industrial relations -- United States.
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Industrial relations. |
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International trade.
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International trade. |
| ISBN |
0881323411 |
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