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The Impact of Unions: On Economic Welfare: A Short Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Charles Mulvey
Charles Mulvey*
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University of Western Australia
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Abstract

This paper examines a number of aspects of the economic impact of unions with particular emphasis on the exit/voice model proposed by Freeman and Medoff. It examines the reported effects of unions in quit rates and job tenure; productivity; wage dispersion and merit pay; employment; fringe benefits; technological change and profits.

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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , December 1991 , pp. 45 - 64
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1991

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I am indebted to Ron Callus, Braham Dabscheck and Paul Miller for helpful comments on a previous draft of this paper

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