This article surveys recent data and empirical literature on (trends in) unionization and its
determinants in advanced countries. There are some robust stylized facts, for instance that …

This survey outlines the main trends and determinants of unionization and collective
bargaining across a wide range of countries and regions. It shows that union membership …

This special issue on membership associations publishes eight articles from a variety of
disciplines that illustrate the continuing advancement of scholarship related to member …

While there is a strong overlap between membership in employers' associations and
collective bargaining coverage, the overlap is far from being perfect. Using unique firm-level …

In addition to discrimination, market power, and human capital, gender differences in risk
preferences might also contribute to observed gender wage gaps. We conduct laboratory …

In 1996, statutory sick pay was reduced for private sector workers in Germany. Using the
empirical observation that trade union members are dismissed less often than non …

In this article, we examine whether (and by how much) workers in Canada have been
compensated for the 'novel'risks associated with COVID‐19. We create a unique dataset …

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

Global union federations (GUFs) and multinational enterprises (MNEs) have been
concluding “international framework agreements”(IFAs) to protect their interests amidst the …

Greater vertical pay disparity is associated with compensation schemes that reward relative
performance. Considering tournament theory as a leading framework for those schemes …