A tale of two countries
Subtitle: unions, closures and growth in Britain and Norway
By: Alex Bryson and Harald Dale-Olsen.
Contributors: Dale-Olsen, Harald.; London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
Series: CEP discussion paper -- no. 867
Publisher: Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: Using linked private sector employer-employee panel data for Britain and Norway we explore the effects of unionization on workplace closure and employment growth over the period 1997-2004. Unions prolonged the life of low-wage workplaces in Britain, whereas Norwegian unions increased (reduced) closure hazards in high (low) waged workplaces. Contrary to earlier studies, unions had no effect on workplace growth in Britain. In Norway, union workplaces experienced 4 percent per annum lower growth. However, the estimation of a dynamic panel data model for Norway indicates positive long-term causal effects of union density on employment.
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