How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being
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- John Pencavel, 2009. "How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 62(2), pages 147-156, January.
- John Pencavel, 2008. "How Successful Have Trade Unions Been?: A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being," Discussion Papers 08-002, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
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Keywords
union density; trade unions; relative wage effect of unionism; union objectives;All these keywords.
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- J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HAP-2008-08-31 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-LAB-2008-08-31 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2008-08-31 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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