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[–] catechumen 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Whose Employment is Affected by Unions? - National Bureau of Economic Research

"More union involvement in wage setting significantly decreases the employment rate of young and older individuals relative to the prime-aged group."

Employment and Unemployment Effects of Unions

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[–] flyawayhigh [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Based on those abstracts, I am not sure they produced a causal relationship between the two. While I like big picture analysis, there are too many variables in the studies to seriously hold things constant.

For the sake of discussion, let's assume that more involvement in union wage negotiations increases unemployment of women, elderly and young people. Why would that be?

  1. Last hired first fired.

  2. With higher wages, some are free to do as described here. "Groups with the most extensive non-market opportunities to use time productively suffer the least when they lose employment."

  3. Higher union involvement also provides for more political power in obtaining government benefits.

  4. Deliberate union-busting through relocation. Detroit definitely comes to mind here.

Just outta my head ...

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[–] squiremarcus ago 

get the spreed chrome extension, i use it for situations just like this where i have to read long ass boring articles

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[–] flyawayhigh [S] ago 

Non-RTW = 9.1 percent, RTW = 8.4 percent. There's so much detail here.

That is a significant difference. Can it be explained?