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Unions and tangible investments: a review and new evidence

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  • Patrice Laroche
  • Hristos Doucouliagos

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A number of conflicting theoretical hypotheses have been advanced regarding the impact of unions on investment behavior. The net impact of unions on investment is thus an empirical issue. In this paper the available empirical literature is reviewed. In addition, new evidence of the impact of unions on investment is presented using French data. In contrast to previous studies, both aggregate and disaggregate measures of union activity are used. The results indicate that French unions in general have not had a negative impact on investment behavior. However, there is some evidence that the more militant unions have a negative impact on investment.

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  • Patrice Laroche & Hristos Doucouliagos, 2003. "Unions and tangible investments: a review and new evidence," Cahiers du CEREFIGE 0306, CEREFIGE (Centre Europeen de Recherche en Economie Financiere et Gestion des Entreprises), Universite de Lorraine, revised 2003.
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    1. Cardullo, Gabriele & Conti, Maurizio & Sulis, Giovanni, 2015. "Sunk capital, unions and the hold-up problem: Theory and evidence from cross-country sectoral data," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 253-274.
    2. Laroche, Patrice, 2020. "Unions, Collective Bargaining and Firm Performance," GLO Discussion Paper Series 728, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    3. Hristos Doucouliagos & Patrice Laroche, 2013. "Unions and Innovation: New Insights From the Cross-Country Evidence," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(2), pages 467-491, April.

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