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Does a Specific Union Impact on Wage Increases? Evidence from Canada, 1985-2007

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  • Edison Roy César
  • François Vaillancourt

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  • Edison Roy César & François Vaillancourt, 2010. "Does a Specific Union Impact on Wage Increases? Evidence from Canada, 1985-2007," CIRANO Working Papers 2010s-09, CIRANO.
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    Keywords

    Unions wages collective agreements; salaires syndicats; conventions collectives;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General

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