The Economic Analysis Of Trade Unions

Author : J.J. Rosa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789401713719

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The Economics of Trade Unions: New Directions by J.J. Rosa Pdf

The crisis in trade unionism is now a prevailing concern in the United States, as well as in Europe. Its main symptom is, of course, the decrease in union membership. Still, other, less observable elements account for the concern, namely the obsolescence of discourse, the decrease of militant motivation, and the question of efficiency of strikes or collective bargaining. One must keep in mind, however, that trade unions will evolve differently from one country to another. What we know about trade unions has changed over the years. We can now more accurately assess the effects of union action, especially with regard to labor market, wages, and productivity. This book adds to the assessment by integrating the new theories of organizations, contracts, and property rights. In doing so, we shift from a study of markets to one of hierarchies. Thus, the current literature comes back to its sources (but with improved analytical instruments) by returning to the Ross-Dunlop debate on the nature of the trade union. This more complex outlook of trade unions as an organization-not only as an abstract or bodyless supplier of monopolistic labor-allows one to understand better the apparent differences between unions (mainly American) whose action is oriented towards work relation ships and labor contract management and unions (European or "Latin") who are closer to a pressure group wielding power on the political front.

Author : Hristos Doucouliagos,Richard B. Freeman,Patrice Laroche
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317498292

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The Economics of Trade Unions by Hristos Doucouliagos,Richard B. Freeman,Patrice Laroche Pdf

Richard B. Freeman and James L. Medoff’s now classic 1984 book What Do Unions Do? stimulated an enormous theoretical and empirical literature on the economic impact of trade unions. Trade unions continue to be a significant feature of many labor markets, particularly in developing countries, and issues of labor market regulations and labor institutions remain critically important to researchers and policy makers. The relations between unions and management can range between cooperation and conflict; unions have powerful offsetting wage and non-wage effects that economists and other social scientists have long debated. Do the benefits of unionism exceed the costs to the economy and society writ large, or do the costs exceed the benefits? The Economics of Trade Unions offers the first comprehensive review, analysis and evaluation of the empirical literature on the microeconomic effects of trade unions using the tools of meta-regression analysis to identify and quantify the economic impact of trade unions, as well as to correct research design faults, the effects of selection bias and model misspecification. This volume makes use of a unique dataset of hundreds of empirical studies and their reported estimates of the microeconomic impact of trade unions. Written by three authors who have been at the forefront of this research field (including the co-author of the original volume, What Do Unions Do?), this book offers an overview of a subject that is of huge importance to scholars of labor economics, industrial and employee relations, and human resource management, as well as those with an interest in meta-analysis.

Author : Barry T. Hirsch,John T. Addison
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0043310982

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The Economic Analysis of Unions by Barry T. Hirsch,John T. Addison Pdf

Author : Charles Mulvey
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Labor economics
ISBN : 0855201797

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The Economic Analysis of Trade Unions by Charles Mulvey Pdf

Author : George Robert Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015040997242

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An Economic Analysis of Trade Unions and the Common Law by George Robert Barker Pdf

This book develops a new analysis of why and how trade unions form, and identifies a role for trade unions in facilitating exchange in a democratic market economy. It clarifies how, in performing this role, trade unions emerge and why particular membership or union structures are observed. Generally it is suggested that the nature of union organization and activity in an economy is determined by the combined effects first of the contract of association which exists between workers as members, and second the contract of recognition existing between the union and the firms employing the union members.

Author : Edward Chamberlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : UCR:31210004424147

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The Economic Analysis of Labor Union Power by Edward Chamberlin Pdf

Author : P. Garonna,P. Mori,P. Tedeschi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401123785

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Economic Models of Trade Unions by P. Garonna,P. Mori,P. Tedeschi Pdf

Over the 1980s unions have lost about 5 million members in OECD countries. The proportion of unionized workers is increasing in the services, public sector and among women. Today, almost two out of five union members are employed in the public sector. Wide differences remain in the levels of unionization in diverse countries, while in the United States, France and Spain union members account now for little more than 10% of the labour force, in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland and Denmark) the corre'sponding figure is between 75 and 85%. In general, rates have been higher in Europe than in North America. Economic analysis is paying increasing attention to these developments and to their policy implications (Edwards, Caronna and Todling, OCDE 1991). Recent progress in economic theory has enabled some light to be cast on the determinants of unionism, on the other hand, efforts aimed at coming to grips with the economic reality of unions have significantly contributed to theoretical advancement by extending and modifying conventional microeconomic wisdom. The reader of this volume will judge whether the insight gained is sufficient, or - as a recent survey concluded ~ the problem has proved to be virtually intractable (Johnson, p. 24). These can be grouped under three headings, corresponding to the three parts of the volume, which will be illustrated in the Introduction.

Author : Lars Calmfors,Henrik Horn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349085965

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Trade Unions, Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Stability by Lars Calmfors,Henrik Horn Pdf

Author : Albert Rees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:$B399816

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The Economics of Trade Unions by Albert Rees Pdf

Study of aspects of trade unions in the USA, with particular reference to their role as economic institutions and some reference to political aspects thereof - covers historical aspects of unionism, sources of union power (strikes, slowdowns, boycotts, etc.), union wage policy, the influence of unions on income distribution and the cost of living, union membership, union employment policy, grievance procedures, etc. Selected statistical tables on membership and strike.

Author : B.T. Hirsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:68104060

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The Economic Analysis of Unions by B.T. Hirsch Pdf

Author : Brian Burkitt,David Bowers
Publisher : MacMillan
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035667109

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Trade Unions and the Economy by Brian Burkitt,David Bowers Pdf

Monograph arguing that trade unions exercise an integral role in the operation of labour markets and in economic conditions in the UK - analyses trends in trade unionization and the impact of unions on wage differentials, inflation, income distribution and management techniques, and discusses the relationship between government policy and labour relations. Bibliography pp. 113 to 119, graphs and statistical tables.

Author : Barry T. Addison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:919664950

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The Economic Analysis of Unions : New Approaches and Evidence by Barry T. Addison Pdf

Author : Peter Fairbrother,Charlotte Yates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135842451

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Trade Unions in Renewal by Peter Fairbrother,Charlotte Yates Pdf

This comprehensive survey of continuity and change in trade unions looks at five primarily English-speaking countries: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The authors consider the recent re-examination by trade union movements of the basis of union organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. One of the impetuses for this re-examination has been the recent history of unions in the USA. American models of renewal have inspired Australia, New Zealand and the UK, while Canada has undergone a cautious examination of the US model with an attempt to develop a distinctive approach. This book aims to provide a thorough grounding for informed discussion and debate about the position and place of trade unions in modern economies.

Author : Stefania Marino,Judith Roosblad,Rinus Penninx
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781788114080

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Trade Unions and Migrant Workers by Stefania Marino,Judith Roosblad,Rinus Penninx Pdf

This timely book analyses the relationship between trade unions, immigration and migrant workers across eleven European countries in the period between the 1990s and 2015. It constitutes an extensive update of a previous comparative analysis – published by Rinus Penninx and Judith Roosblad in 2000 – that has become an important reference in the field. The book offers an overview of how trade unions manage issues of inclusion and solidarity in the current economic and political context, characterized by increasing challenges for labour organizations and rising hostility towards migrants.

Author : Peter Gourevitch,Andrew Martin,George Ross,Stephen Bornstein,Andrei Markovits,Christopher Allen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317245070

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Unions and Economic Crisis by Peter Gourevitch,Andrew Martin,George Ross,Stephen Bornstein,Andrei Markovits,Christopher Allen Pdf

First published in 1984. This book represents a major study of union responses to the economic crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Abjuring governmental or managerial outlooks, it argues that unions, as representatives of essential producer groups, would be central to the renegotiation of the economic world. The work also stresses the importance of situating union responses to the crisis within the socio-historical evolution of their political economies during the rise and decline of the post-war economic boom. The Social Democratic affiliation of unions in Britain, West Germany and Sweden make them particularly comparable. This title will be of interest to students of politics and economics.