We exploit changes in tax subsidies for union members in Norway to identify the effects of
changes in firm-level union density on productivity and wages. Increased deductions in …

This paper brings together the modern research on employer power and employee power
by empirically examining the effects of unionization on worker earnings, employment, and …

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker
representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the …

One of the core objectives of unions is to raise the wages of the lowest paid. Utilizing a panel
of individual‐matched employee–employer data covering the Norwegian private sector in …

We exploit tax-induced exogenous variance in the price of union membership to identify the
effects of changes in firm union density on firm productivity and wages in the population of …

Trade unions have changed from being male dominated to majority-female organizations.
We use linked employer–employee surveys for Norway and Britain to examine whether, in …

We model the empirical relationship between the within-establishment union membership
rate and wage inequality in Norway. The data set is a panel of 2,285 private-sector …

While Vietnam's low labour cost offers a major incentive to attract foreign direct investment
(FDI) and unambiguously benefits foreign firms themselves, there is scant evidence on …

This paper combines two of the most central features of modern labor markets—immigrants
and unions—to examine the role of worker power in shaping immigrant sorting across firms …

From a theoretical viewpoint the relationship between foreign ownership and unionization is
ambiguous. On the one hand, foreign owners have better opportunities to undermine …