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Monopolistic Market Structure, Unionization, and Racial Wage Differentials

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Models of wage determination suggest a positive association between monopoly power and the ability of employers to discriminate. Past research on this issue has confused the influence of race, unionization, and market structure. This study measures racial wage differentials for four market structure-union status groups: union members employed in low- and high-concentration industries and nonmembers employed in low- and high-concentration industries. There is modest, but persistent evidence of larger racial wage differentials in high-concentration industries for nonunion workers. Market structure does not, however, influence racial wage differentials for union members. Copyright 1994 by MIT Press.

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  • Peoples, James H, Jr, 1994. "Monopolistic Market Structure, Unionization, and Racial Wage Differentials," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 76(1), pages 207-211, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:76:y:1994:i:1:p:207-11
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    1. Jacqueline Agesa & Kristen Monaco, 2006. "The Decreasing Influence Of Domestic Market Structure On Racial Earnings Differentials: 1984 To 1996," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 24(2), pages 224-236, April.
    2. Ann Schwarz-Miller & Wayne IL Talley, 2000. "Motor Bus Deregulation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Test of the Becker Hypothesis," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 26(2), pages 145-156, Spring.
    3. Jacqueline Agesa & Richard U. Agesa, 2012. "Imports, unionization and racial wage discrimination in the US," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(3), pages 339-350, January.
    4. Azim Essaji & Gregory Sweeney & Alexandros Kotsopoulos, 2010. "Equality through exposure to imports? International trade and the racial wage gap," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(4), pages 313-323.
    5. Ron Debeaumont & Christian Nsiah, 2016. "Do unions reduce the wage penalty experienced by obese women?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(1), pages 281-290.
    6. Schwarz-Miller, Ann & Talley, Wayne K., 1997. "Motor Bus Deregulation and Racial/Gender Effects: Earnings and Employment," Transportation Research Forum Proceedings 1990s 319179, Transportation Research Forum.
    7. Heywood, John S & Peoples, James H, Jr, 1994. "Deregulation and the Prevalence of Black Truck Drivers," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 37(1), pages 133-155, April.

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