Title: DO UNIONS IMPACT EFFICIENCY?: EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Abstract: Contemporary Economic PolicyVolume 29, Issue 3 p. 431-440 DO UNIONS IMPACT EFFICIENCY?: EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. MANUFACTURING SECTOR PANDEJ CHINTRAKARN, PANDEJ CHINTRAKARN Chintrakarn: Lecturer, Business Administration Division, Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Salaya, Nakornpathom, Thailand. Phone 66 (0) 2-441-5090#1238, Fax 66 (0) 2-441-5095, E-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYI-YI CHEN, YI-YI CHEN Chen: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Tamkang University, Tamsui 251, Taiwan. Phone 886-2-26215656 #2862, Fax 886-2-26209654, E-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this author PANDEJ CHINTRAKARN, PANDEJ CHINTRAKARN Chintrakarn: Lecturer, Business Administration Division, Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Salaya, Nakornpathom, Thailand. Phone 66 (0) 2-441-5090#1238, Fax 66 (0) 2-441-5095, E-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYI-YI CHEN, YI-YI CHEN Chen: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Tamkang University, Tamsui 251, Taiwan. Phone 886-2-26215656 #2862, Fax 886-2-26209654, E-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 September 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00228.xCitations: 3Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This study investigates the impact of labor unions on productivity and technical inefficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector, using state-level panel data on 48 states from 1983 to 1996. The results indicate that while labor unions reduce firms' technical progress, they improve firm efficiency in utilizing the existing technology. The findings also suggest that the decline of unionization rate in the sample period impaired firms' technical efficiency by 2.4 percentage points. (JEL C33, C51, O51, J51) Citing Literature Volume29, Issue3July 2011Pages 431-440 RelatedInformation
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