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Unions and Job Queuing in Mexico's Maquiladoras

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  • Rafael Otero

    (University of Texas at Brownsville)

  • Jose Pagan

    (Department of Economics and Finance, University of Texas-Pan American)

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The U.S.-Mexico border region has experienced substantial economic growth over the last two decades; nonetheless, employment and wage growth has been uneven across the border cities with a high maquiladora presence. We hypothesize that these growth differences can be traced to relative labor union power. Using microdata from the 1998 National Urban Employment Survey, we find evidence of job queuing in Mexico’s maquiladoras. Queuing seems to be stronger in cities with powerful labor unions such as Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo, but it is weaker in cities where union strength is minimal such as Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana.

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  • Rafael Otero & Jose Pagan, 2002. "Unions and Job Queuing in Mexico's Maquiladoras," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 28(3), pages 393-407, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:eej:eeconj:v:28:y:2002:i:3:p:393-407
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    Union;

    JEL classification:

    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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