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Unions and the rise in wage inequality in Britain

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  • Derek Leslie
  • Yonghao Pu

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This paper lends support to the political explanation for the observed rising wage inequality in Britain in the 1980s and early 1990s. The decline of collective bargaining and other changes in pay arrangements during this time have been to the disadvantage of the low paid. We seek support using a cointegration framework, focusing on union density and strike variables.

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  • Derek Leslie & Yonghao Pu, 1995. "Unions and the rise in wage inequality in Britain," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2(8), pages 266-270.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:2:y:1995:i:8:p:266-270
    DOI: 10.1080/135048595357203
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    4. Andrea Vaona, 2010. "A survival analysis approach to the duration of union membership in Italy," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(11), pages 1089-1093.

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