US income inequality has varied inversely with union density over the past 100 years. But
moving beyond this aggregate relationship has proven difficult, in part because of limited …

This article estimates the effect of labor-market concentration on labor compensation across
the US private sector since 2000. The authors distinguish between concentration in local …

We present economic sophistication, the ability to produce complex products, as a potential
determinant of labor share. Economic sophistication requires specific skills and tacit …

Our paper is the first attempt to examine the non-linear effects of economic complexity on the
shadow economy. By applying diverse econometric techniques to a global sample of 42 low …

Consistent with the exercise of market power, firms with high labor productivity have low
labor shares, high profitability, and high market valuations without high investment rates. I …

Using panel data from 1985 to 2019, we provide the first comprehensive investigation of the
relationship between trade union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility
(CSR) expenditure and business responsibility report (BRR) on a firm's financial …

Wage inequality does not fully capture differences in job quality. Jobs also differ along other
key dimensions, including the prevalence of labor rights violations. We construct novel …

Abstract Following the 2019 World Development Report which essentially advocates for the
provision of stable formal jobs for the poor and vulnerable, this paper contributes to the …

We study the effect of private-sector unionization on establishment employment and survival.
Specifically, we analyze National Labor Relations Board union elections from 1981–2005 …