IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'A simple model of holdup, union voice, and firm investments' in: S.W. Polachek, K. Tatsiramos, G. Russo and G. van Houten (eds.): Workplace productivity and management practices (Research in Labor Economics, 49), 2021, 67 - 84

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12258

Disability and the Unionized Workplace

Mason Ameri, Mohammad Ali, Lisa Schur, Douglas L. Kruse

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12093

Wage Flexibility in a Unionized Economy with Stable Wage Dispersion

Mikael Carlsson, Iida Häkkinen Skans, Oskar Nordström Skans

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12089

Labor-Market Concentration and Labor Compensation

Yue Qiu, Aaron Sojourner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12008

Unions, Two-Tier Bargaining and Physical Capital Investment: Theory and Firm-Level Evidence from Italy

Gabriele Cardullo, Maurizio Conti, Giovanni Sulis

revised version forthcoming as 'A Model of Unions, Two-Tier Bargaining and Capital Investment' in: Labour Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11964

Unions and Wage Inequality: The Roles of Gender, Skill and Public Sector Employment

David Card, Thomas Lemieux, W. Craig Riddell

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11894

Wages, Creative Destruction, and Union Networks

Harald Dale-Olsen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11860

The "Good Workplace": The Role of Joint Consultative Committees, Unions and HR Policies in Employee Ratings of Workplaces in Britain

Michael Barry, Alex Bryson, Rafael Gomez, Bruce E. Kaufman, Guenther Lomas, Adrian Wilkinson

published in: Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1108/JPEO-09-2018-0024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11617

Where Does Profit Sharing Work Best? A Meta-Analysis on the Role of Unions, Culture, and Values

Chris Doucouliagos, Patrice Laroche, Douglas L. Kruse, T. D. Stanley

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11615

State Substitution for the Trade Union Good: The Case of Paid Holiday Entitlements

John Forth, Alex Bryson

published in: Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2019, 2 (1), 5 - 23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11518

The One Constant: A Causal Effect of Collective Bargaining on Employment Growth?

Tobias Brändle, Laszlo Goerke

published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economic, 2018, 65 (5), 445 - 478

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11378

Worker Representation and Temporary Employment in Germany: The Deployment and Extent of Fixed-Term Contracts and Temporary Agency Work

John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira, Philipp Grunau, Lutz Bellmann

revised version published in: Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2019, 2 (1), 24-46.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11309

Firm Wage Premia, Industrial Relations, and Rent Sharing in Germany

Boris Hirsch, Steffen Müller

revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2020, 73 (5), 1119-1146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11111

Union Density, Productivity and Wages

Erling Barth, Alex Bryson, Harald Dale-Olsen

published in: Economic Journal, 2020, 130 (631), 1898 - 1936

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10446

The Effects of International Migration on Native Workers' Unionisation in Austria

José-Ignacio Antón, René Böheim, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published online as 'The effect of migration on unionization in Austria' in: Empirical Economics, 02 March 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10435

Gender Differences in the Union Wage Premium? A Comparative Case Study

Alex Bryson, Harald Dale-Olsen, Kristine Nergaard

published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2020, 26 (2), 173 - 190

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10292

Technical Efficiency, Unions and Decentralized Labor Contracts

Francesco Devicienti, Alessandro Manello, Davide Vannoni

published in: European Journal of Operational Research, no. 260(3), 2017

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10043

UK Trades Unions and the Problems of Collective Action

Paul Willman, Alex Bryson, John Forth

published as 'UK Unions, Collective Action and the Cost Disease' in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2020, 58 (2), 447 - 470

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9963

Explaining Cross-National Variation in Workplace Employee Representation

John Forth, Alex Bryson, Anitha George

published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2017, 23 (4), 415-433

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9876

Unions and the Economic Basis of Attitudes

Michael White, Alex Bryson

published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2016, 47 (4), 360-378

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9770

Health and Safety Risks in Britain's Workplaces: Where are They and Who Controls Them?

Alex Bryson

published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2016, 47 (5-6), 547-566

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9466

What Do Unions Do in Times of Economic Crisis? Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

Artjoms Ivlevs, Michail Veliziotis

published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2017, 23 (1), 81-96

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9412

The Welfare Effects of Globalization with Labor Market Regulation

Tapio K. Palokangas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9410

Temporary Employment, Demand Volatility and Unions: Firm-Level Evidence

Francesco Devicienti, Paolo Naticchioni, Andrea Ricci

published in: Industrial and Labor Relation Review, 2018, 71 (1), 174-207

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8802

The Impact of Temporary Agency Work on Trade Union Wage Setting: A Theoretical Analysis

Thomas Beissinger, Philipp Baudy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8516

Hiring Discrimination against Pro-Union Applicants: The Role of Union Density and Firm Size

Stijn Baert, Eddy Omey

revised version published in: De Economist, 2015, 163, 263 - 280

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8422

Mandated versus Negotiated Severance Pay

Stéphane Auray, Samuel Danthine, Markus Poschke

forthcoming in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8259

Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes

Arindrajit Dube, Ethan Kaplan, Owen Thompson

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8220

Labour-Market Institutions and the Dispersion of Wage Earnings

Wiemer Salverda, Daniele Checchi

published in: A. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution, 2, 2015, 1535–1727

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8034

Wage Determination and Imperfect Competition

Alison L. Booth

published in: Labour Economics, 2014, 30, 53-58

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7964

Union Organizing Decisions in a Deteriorating Environment: The Composition of Representation Elections and the Decline in Turnout

Henry S Farber

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68(5), 1126-1156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7870

Chinese Unions and Enterprises Performance

Tony Fang, Ying Ge

published in: Asian Business & Management, 2019,18, 281–300.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7313

An Anatomy of Public Sector Unions

Barry Hirsch

published in: Michael Green and Samuel Estreicher (eds.), The Challenge for Collective Bargaining: Proceedings of the NYU 65th Annual Conference on Labor, LexisNexis, 2013

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7232

The Changing Size Distribution of U.S. Trade Unions and Its Description by Pareto's Distribution

John Pencavel

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2014, 67 (1), 138-170

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6799

Fairness Considerations in Labor Union Wage Setting: A Theoretical Analysis

Matthias Strifler, Thomas Beissinger

published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 63 (3), 303-330

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6792

Union Membership and Density: Some (Not So) Stylized Facts and Challenges

Claus Schnabel

published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2013, 19 (3), 255-272

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6757

Unions, Wage Gaps, and Wage Dispersion: New Evidence from the Americas

Fernando Rios-Avila, Barry Hirsch

published in: Industrial Relations, 2014, 53 (1), 1-27.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6534

The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel Data Evidence from South Africa

Andrew Kerr, Francis J. Teal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6483

Claudio Lucifora, Federica Origo

published as 'Performance-Related Pay and Firm Productivity: Evidence from a Reform in the Structure of Collective Bargaining' in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68(3), 606-632

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6394

A Longitudinal Study of Migration Propensities for Mixed Ethnic Unions in England and Wales

Zhiqiang Feng, Maarten van Ham, Paul Boyle, Gillian M. Raab

published as: 'A longitudinal study of migration propensities for mixed ethnic unions in England and Wales' in: [Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies], 2014, 40 (3), 384-403

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5342

Unions, Dynamism, and Economic Performance

Barry Hirsch

published in: Cynthia Estlund and Michael Wachter (eds.), Research Handbook on the Economics of Labor and Employment Law, Edward Elgar, 2012, pp. 107-145

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5256

What Do Unions Do to Pension Performance?

William E. Even, David A. Macpherson

revised version published in: Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52 (3), 1173-1189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5033

Rational Choice and Voter Turnout: Evidence from Union Representation Elections

Henry S Farber

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4554

What Do Unions Do to Temporary Employment?

Andrea Salvatori

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4091

Economic Growth with Political Lobbying and Wage Bargaining

Tapio K. Palokangas

revised version published in: IFAC Papers on Control Applications of Optimization 7 (2010)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3786

Trade as a Wage Disciplining Device

Damiaan Persyn

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3747

Union Membership Effect on Wage Premiums: Evidence from Organized Manufacturing Industries in India

Amit Kumar Bhandari

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3705

The Economics of Labor Market Intermediation: An Analytic Framework

David Autor

published in: David Autor (ed.), Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3680

Can Policy Interact with Culture? Minimum Wage and the Quality of Labor Relations

Philippe Aghion, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc

revised version published as 'Civil Society and the State: The Interplay Between Cooperation and Minimum Wage Regulation' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9 (1), 3 - 42

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3660

How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being

John Pencavel

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2009, 62 (2), 47-156.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3597

New Estimates of the Effects of Minimum Wages in the U.S. Retail Trade Sector

John T. Addison, McKinley L. Blackburn, Chad Cotti

published in: Labour Economics, 2009, 16 (4), 397-408

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3436

Union Decline in Britain

David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson

published in: Brown, W. et al. (eds.) - The Evolution of the Modern Workplace, Cambridge University Press, 2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3375

Wage Gaps Large and Small

Barry Hirsch

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2008, 74 (4), 915-933

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3055

The Wage Impact of Trade Unions in the UK Public and Private Sectors

David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson

published in: Economica, 2010, 77 (305), 92-209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2930

Sluggish Institutions in a Dynamic World: Can Unions and Industrial Competition Coexist?

Barry Hirsch

published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22 (1), 153-176

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2770

Employment Outcomes and the Interaction Between Product and Labor Market Deregulation: Are They Substitutes or Complements?

Giuseppe Fiori, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Stefano Scarpetta, Fabio Schiantarelli

published as "Employment Effects of Product and Labour Market Reforms: Are There Synergies?" in: Economic Journal, 2012, 122 (558), 79-104

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2518

Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004

David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, John Forth

published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2007, 38(4), 285-302

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2384

Wage Determination in the U.S. Airline Industry: Union Power under Product Market Constraints

Barry Hirsch

published in: D. Lee (ed.), Advances in Airline Economics, Vol. 2: The Economics of Airline Institutions, Operations and Marketing, Elsevier 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2362

The Rise and Fall of Private Sector Unionism: What Next for the NLRA?

Jeffrey M. Hirsch, Barry Hirsch

published in: Florida State University Law Review, 2007, 34 (4), 1133-1180

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2016

A Cross-Country Study of Union Membership

David G. Blanchflower

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2007, 45 (1), 1-28

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1871

Tarifpolitik und Entgeltflexibilität in Ostdeutschland

Holger Bonin

published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung / Journal for Labour Market Research, 2005, 38 (2-3), 147-164

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1681

Labour Market Institutions and the Personal Distribution of Income in the OECD

Daniele Checchi, Cecilia García-Peñalosa

published in: Economica, 2010, 77 (307), 413-450

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1545

Union Strategy and Optimal Income Taxation

Sebastian G. Kessing, Kai A. Konrad

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90(1-2), 393-402

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1435

Training and Union Wages

Christian Dustmann, Uta Schönberg

revised version published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91 (2), 363-376

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1385

The Effects of Unions on Wage Inequality: The Italian Case in the 1990s

Daniele Checchi, Laura Pagani

published in: Politica Economica, 2005, 1, 41-68

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1188

The Effect of Worker Representation on Employment Behavior in Germany: Another Case of -2.5%

John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira

published in: Industrial Relations, 2006, 45 (1), 1-25

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1157

Unions, Firing Costs and Unemployment

Leonor Modesto

published in: Labour, 2008, 22 (3), 509 - 546

IZA Discussion Paper No. 896

What Can We Learn About the Decline in U.S. Union Membership from International Data?

Solomon Polachek

published in: Phanindra V. Wunnava (ed.), The Changing Forms of Unions: New Forms of Representation, M.E. Sharpe 2004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 892

What Do Unions Do for Economic Performance?

Barry Hirsch

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25 (3), 415-455

IZA Discussion Paper No. 862

Union Voice

John T. Addison, Clive R. Belfield

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25 (4), 563-597

IZA Discussion Paper No. 818

The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain

John Pencavel

published in: David Card, Richard Blundell, and Richard B. Freeman (eds.), Seeking a Premier Economy: The Economic Effects of British Economic Reforms, 1980-2000, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2004, 181-232

IZA Discussion Paper No. 720

Labour Market Regulation, Productivity-Improving R&D and Endogenous Growth

Tapio K. Palokangas

published as "Union-Firm Bargaining, Productivity Improvement and Endogenous Growth" in: Labour, 2004, 18 (2), 191-205

IZA Discussion Paper No. 618

Oligopsony, Institutions and the Efficiency of General Training

Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi, Gylfi Zoega

published in: J. Messina, C. Michelacci, J. Turunen and G. Zoega (eds.), Proceedings of the 2004 ECB/CEPR Labour Market Workshop, Edward Elgar 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 479

Unions and Employment Growth: The One Constant?

John T. Addison, Clive R. Belfield

published in: Industrial Relations, 2004, 43 (2), 305-323