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Author: Hunt, Janet C.
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Blakemore, Arthur E. Hunt, Janet C. Kiker, B. F. |
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Collective Bargaining and Union Membership Effects on the Wages of Male Youths Journal of Labor Economics 4,2 (April 1986): 193-211. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2534819 Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Behavior; Collective Bargaining; Job Training; Unions; Wages, Young Men The primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the union-nonunion wage differential is a function of two effects. The bargaining effect indicates the differential between the wage received by a nonunion member of a collective bargaining unit and the wage received by a comparably productive individual in the absence of collective bargaining. The differential arises, in large part, from the bargaining monopoly power of organized labor. The membership effect is the wage differential within a bargaining unit between union and nonunion members. Holding other productivity-affecting factors constant, if this latter effect exists, it may be attributed to a process of socialization and indirect economic benefits which unionism brings to the work place. An important benefit to union members is the receipt of relatively more specific on-the-job training, a necessary inducement to negate the benefits of free riding. A seniority scheme that encourages the payment of wages below the employee's valued contribution to output during his early work-life and greater during later years will benefit workers with relatively long tenure. Such a remuneration scheme will reward one who acquires specific training. The authors find that union members have a 30 to 38 percent wage advantage over comparable nonmembers of a collective bargaining unit. In addition, their analysis indicates that about 11 to 13 percent of this differential can be attributed to the membership (training) effect. In addition, the results of the analysis shed light on the two arguments that union-nonunion wage differences result from quality-adjustment behavior on the part of the employer and the differences are simply a compensation for a lower quality of work environment. |
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Blakemore, Arthur E., Janet C. Hunt and B. F. Kiker. "Collective Bargaining and Union Membership Effects on the Wages of Male Youths." Journal of Labor Economics 4,2 (April 1986): 193-211.
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Hunt, Janet C. Kau, James B. |
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Migration and Wage Growth: A Human Capital Approach Southern Economic Journal 51,3 (January 1985): 697-710. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1057873 Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: Southern Economic Association Keyword(s): Human Capital Theory; Job Search; Job Status; Migration; Wage Growth Using panel data, migration is analyzed as an investment in human capital. The study focuses on two issues: (1) the economic motivation for migration and the reasons some movers receive high returns relative to others; and (2) a test of the human capital model explaining wage profiles of nonmovers, first-time, and repeat migrants. The NLS of Young Men 1966-1971 cross-section is employed to identify migrants and measure earnings for a 4-year interval after the location decision was made. Two procedures are used to determine whether migration pays relative to remaining in the current location. Findings support the idea that migration is properly treated as a human capital investment. Job status influences the monetary return to migration; distance moved is also positively correlated with migrant wages over the entire time period of the panel. Thus, wages clearly increase with the amount of expenditures or physical relocation and job search information. Repeat movers receive a 13% wage gain over nonmigrants and onetime movers. |
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Hunt, Janet C. and James B. Kau. "Migration and Wage Growth: A Human Capital Approach." Southern Economic Journal 51,3 (January 1985): 697-710.
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Hunt, Janet C. Kiker, B. F. Williams, C. Glyn |
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The Effect of Type of Union on Member-Nonmember Wage Differentials Journal of Labor Research 8,1 (March 1987): 59-65. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/745h8mh50651g8p5/ Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: John M. Olin Institute at George Mason University Keyword(s): Collective Bargaining; Local Area Unemployment; Unions; Wage Differentials Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. It has been shown that the union-nonunion wage differential can be decomposed into bargaining and membership effects. A study was conducted to discuss the membership effect and to examine the role of type of union as a factor in wage determination. An empirical model was proposed and data obtained from a sample of 1,065 workers between the ages of 18 and 27 in the 1971 cross-section of the Young Men cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey. Results tended to reaffirm the existence of a membership effect of unions that is separate from a bargaining effect. It also was found that the ability to confer a wage advantage to union members relative to nonmembers depended on the type of bargaining unit. The compensatory aspect of higher wages for unstable work was dominant, particularly among craft workers. The effect of local unemployment rate on wage was ambiguous and generally insignificant. |
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Bibliography Citation
Hunt, Janet C., B. F. Kiker and C. Glyn Williams. "The Effect of Type of Union on Member-Nonmember Wage Differentials." Journal of Labor Research 8,1 (March 1987): 59-65.
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