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Dockworker Earnings, Containerisation, and Shipping Deregulation

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This paper examines the earnings of US union dockworkers for periods prior to and after passage of the Shipping Act of 1984. Wage equation estimates indicate that the hourly (weekly) wages of union dockworkers increased by 14.3 per cent (15.3 per cent) in the postderegulation period, but the increase is not uniform across regions. Wages increased by 32.6 per cent (34.6 per cent) and 15.2 per cent (14.7 per cent) in the Northeast and West, respectively. Evidence suggests that the wage increases resulted from an increase in dockworker bargaining power, attributed to (1) the increase in demand for dockworkers; (2) the decrease in the likelihood that dockworker employers will chance a strike; and (3) the increase in port capital-labour ratios. © The London School of Economics and the University of Bath 2002

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  • Wayne K. Talley, 2002. "Dockworker Earnings, Containerisation, and Shipping Deregulation," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 36(3), pages 447-467, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:v:36:y:2002:i:3:p:447-467
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    1. Zouheir El-Sahli & Richard Upward, 2017. "Off the Waterfront: The Long-Run Impact of Technological Change on Dockworkers," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 55(2), pages 225-273, June.
    2. de Langen, Peter W., 2006. "Chapter 20 Stakeholders, Conflicting Interests and Governance in Port Clusters," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(1), pages 457-477, January.
    3. Peoples, James & Talley, Wayne K. & Thanabordeekij, Pithoon, 2006. "Shipping Deregulation's Wage Effect on Low and High Wage Dockworkers," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 219-249, January.
    4. Peoples, James & Talley, Wayne K, 2004. "9. Owner-Operator Truck Driver Earnings And Employment: Port Cities And Deregulation," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 191-213, January.
    5. Xiaowen Fu & James Peoples, 2018. "Introduction and Overview," Advances in Airline Economics, in: Airline Economics in Asia, volume 7, pages 1-8, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    6. Rich, Daniel P., 2004. "6. Productivity, Technical Change And Labor Relations In Transportation Industries," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 109-135, January.
    7. Maloni, Michael J. & Jackson, Eric C., 2007. "Stakeholder Contributions to Container Port Capacity: A Survey of Port Authorities," Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Transportation Research Forum, vol. 46(1).

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