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Economic data have long demonstrated a substantial wage premium for unionized workers--
on the order of 10 to 20 percent--relative to non-union workers with similar characteristics …

Wage differences between the union and nonunion sectors result from sectoral variation in
both worker characteristics, such as educational attainment and job experience, and labor …

I examine evidence on private sector union wage gaps in the United States. The consensus
opinion among labor economists of an average union premium of roughly 15 percent is …

We propose a generalization of the linear quantile regression model to accommodate
possibilities afforded by panel data. Specifically, we extend the correlated random …

Estimates of union-nonunion wage differentials are updated by examining a wide variety of
subgroups in the general population. Variations in union wage premiums are tracked over a …

This study examines union wage premiums in the public sector for the 1998–2004 period.
Unlike previous studies, our approach estimates union wage premiums considering …

This paper examines the union wage effect among private sector wage and salary workers
using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics data. We estimate the average union premium …

We propose a generalization of the linear quantile regression model to accommodate
possibilities afforded by panel data. Specifically, we extend the correlated random …

As has long been recognized in the literature, questions about the effects of unions on
wages may be conveniently grouped under two headings, which, following Lewis (1983), I …