Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2023
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.
I am indebted to Ron Callus, Braham Dabscheck and Paul Miller for helpful comments on a previous draft of this paper