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An Investigation into the Determinants of U.S. Strike Activity

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Tracy, Joseph S

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This paper outlines the steps involved in constructing a new panel dataset of U.S. contract negotiations and strike activity. This data set has a much broader coverage of firms and unions than micro data sets analyzed to date. Key findings include the discovery that the variability, and not the level of firm profitability, affects the probability of a strike. Personal characteristics of the union workforce also emerge as key determinants of strike activity. Finally,strikes are found to be more likely when the local labor market is tight, but less likely when the industry labor market is tight. Copyright 1986 by American Economic Association.

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Article provided by American Economic Association in its journal American Economic Review.

Volume (Year): 76 (1986)
Issue (Month): 3 (June)
Pages: 423-36
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