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Effects of Trade Unions on the Earnings Differential between Males and Females: Canadian Evidence

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  • Dennis Maki
  • Ignace Ng

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This paper examines whether trade unions have affected the earnings gap between male and female workers in Canada. Based on a sample of 4,093 individuals derived from the Survey of Union Membership, the results of regression analysis suggest that unions have increased the relative earnings of male workers, even after the difference in the level of unionization between males and females is accounted for. The results also indicate that the relative wage effect differs substantially between the public and private sectors.

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  • Dennis Maki & Ignace Ng, 1990. "Effects of Trade Unions on the Earnings Differential between Males and Females: Canadian Evidence," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 23(2), pages 305-311, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:23:y:1990:i:2:p:305-11
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    1. Thomas Lemieux, 1993. "Unions and Wage Inequality in Canada and the United States," NBER Chapters, in: Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, pages 69-108, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Michael Baker & Marie Drolet, 2010. "A New View of the Male/Female Pay Gap," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 36(4), pages 429-464, December.
    3. Julien Picault, 2013. "Unionization and Labour-market Discrimination: A Closer Look at Non-unionized Workers," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 27(3), pages 272-287, September.
    4. Florentino Felgueroso & Juan Prieto Rodríguez & María José Pérez-Villadóniga, 2007. "Collective Bargaining and the GenderWage Gap: A Quantile Regression Approach," Working Papers 2007-06, FEDEA.

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