Booth, Alison L and Frank, Jeff (1996) Seniority, Earnings and Unions. Economica, 63 (252). pp. 673-86.
Booth, Alison L and Frank, Jeff (1996) Seniority, Earnings and Unions. Economica, 63 (252). pp. 673-86.
Booth, Alison L and Frank, Jeff (1996) Seniority, Earnings and Unions. Economica, 63 (252). pp. 673-86.
Abstract
This paper uses a new data source to investigate whether wages rise more with seniority in unionized or nonunionized workplaces. The data distinguish establishments that have incremental wage scales with automatic progression by seniority. For unions with seniority scales, the union wage differential is increasing with seniority. This is not the case for unions without seniority scales. Taking account of this heterogeneity, the authors are able to reconcile previous paradoxical empirical findings. The results provide support for discriminating monopoly models of the trade union and have important efficiency and distributional implications.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
Depositing User: | Jim Jamieson |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2012 10:37 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2012 10:37 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/3187 |