%0 Report
        %A Fang, Tony
%A Ge, Ying
        %T Chinese Unions and Enterprises Performance
        %D 2013
        %8 2013 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 7870
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7870
        %X This paper uses the national firm level survey data to investigate the effects of Chinese unions on firm performance. We show that Chinese unions have a strong "State-Party voice" face and a "collective voice" face but lack of "monopoly" face. The government influence plays an important role in unionization. The empirical findings on the effectiveness of unions are remarkable: unions in the workplace significantly improve productivity but reduce enterprise profitability. Moreover, the presence of unions in same region and industry generates negative spillovers on enterprise performance.
        %K unions
%K laws
%K productivity
%K profitability
%K China