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Strike Incidence and Strike Duration: Some New Evidence from Ontario

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  • Michele Campolieti
  • Robert Hebdon
  • Douglas Hyatt

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The authors use a unique longitudinal data set from Ontario, covering the years 1984–92, to estimate the determinants of strike incidence and duration. Unlike most empirical analyses of strikes, the data set for this study contains both small and large bargaining units. The authors find strong evidence that the likelihood of a future strike was lower among bargaining units that had struck before than among those that had not (the “teetotaler†effect); the longer a strike lasted, the greater was the probability of settling (positive duration dependence); and smaller bargaining units were less likely to strike than were larger bargaining units, but had longer strikes when they did strike.

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  • Michele Campolieti & Robert Hebdon & Douglas Hyatt, 2005. "Strike Incidence and Strike Duration: Some New Evidence from Ontario," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 58(4), pages 610-630, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:58:y:2005:i:4:p:610-630
    DOI: 10.1177/001979390505800405
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