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Unionization in Australia: Evidence from the AWIRS

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  • MARK WOODEN
  • JEFFREY BALCHIN

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This article uses workplace level data from the recent Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey to test a simple demand and supply model explaining the level of union membership within Australia The findings suggest that previous research using individual‐level data has understated the importance of the supply‐side in influencing union membership. In particular, unionization levels were found to be highly sensitive to firm size, to the number of unions represented in the workplace and to management attitudes

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  • Mark Wooden & Jeffrey Balchin, 1993. "Unionization in Australia: Evidence from the AWIRS," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 69(3), pages 305-314, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:69:y:1993:i:3:p:305-314
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1993.tb02110.x
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