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Union Density Effects on Productivity and Wages

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  • Erling Barth
  • Alex Bryson
  • Harald Dale-Olsen

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We exploit changes in tax subsidies for union members in Norway to identify the effects of changes in firm-level union density on productivity and wages. Increased deductions in taxable income for union members led to higher membership rates and contributed to a lower decline in union membership rates over time in Norway. Accounting for selection effects and the potential endogeneity of unionisation, the results show that increasing union density at the firm level leads to a substantial increase in both productivity and wages. The wage effect is larger in more productive firms, consistent with rent-sharing models.

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  • Erling Barth & Alex Bryson & Harald Dale-Olsen, 2020. "Union Density Effects on Productivity and Wages," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 130(631), pages 1898-1936.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:econjl:v:130:y:2020:i:631:p:1898-1936.
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