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Title: Wage Determination in the Union and Nonunion Sectors: A Sample Selectivity Approach
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Duncan, Gregory M. Leigh, Duane E. |
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Wage Determination in the Union and Nonunion Sectors: A Sample Selectivity Approach Industrial and Labor Relations Review 34,1 (October 1980): 2-33. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2522631 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University Keyword(s): Family Influences; Marital Status; Schooling; Unions; Vocational Training; Wage Differentials This paper re-examines the question of whether wages are determined differently in the union and nonunion sectors. This study uses a methodology proposed by Heckman and Lee to correct for the possibility that wage differences may determine the union status of workers as well as vice versa. The authors find that union status is strongly related to the predicted union-nonunion wage differential, but their evidence nevertheless reinforces Bloch and Kuskin's empirical finding that the union earnings function is less sensitive than nonunion earnings function to changes in nearly every observable attribute of workers, such as education and experience. The authors also conclude that previous studies using separately estimated union and nonunion wage equations may have understated the success of unions in raising the relative wages of their members. |
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Duncan, Gregory M. and Duane E. Leigh. "Wage Determination in the Union and Nonunion Sectors: A Sample Selectivity Approach." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 34,1 (October 1980): 2-33.
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