NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

When Public Sector Workers Unionize

Richard B. Freeman and Casey Ichniowski, eds.

Published in 1988 by University of Chicago Press
© 1988 by the National Bureau of Economic Research

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0416 pages
ISBN: 0-226-26166-2

Table of Contents

1. Front matter, When Public Sector Workers Unionize: Richard B. Freeman, Casey Ichniowski (p. -14 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Introduction:The Public Sector Look of American Unionism: Richard B. Freeman, Casey Ichniowski (p. 1 - 16) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. I The Role of Public Sector Labor Law: (p. 17 - 18) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Public Sector Union Growth and Bargaining Laws : A Proportional Hazards Approach with Time-Varying Treatments: Casey Ichniowski (p. 19 - 40) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Public Sector Bargaining Laws Really Matter: Evidence from Ohio and Illinois: Gregory M. Saltzman (p. 41 - 80) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. The Effects of Public Sector Labor Laws on Labor Market Institutions and Outcomes : Richard B. Freeman, Robert Valletta (p. 81 - 106) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Arbitrator Behavior in Public Sector Wage Disputes: David E. Bloom (p. 107 - 128) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. The Evolution of Public Sector Bargaining Laws: Henry S. Farber (p. 129 - 166) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. II The Effects of Public Sector Bargaining on Wages: (p. 167 - 168) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Union/Nonunion Wage Gaps in the Public Sector: H. Gregg Lewis (p. 169 - 194) (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Employer Size, Pay, and the Ability to Pay in the Public Sector: Charles C. Brown, James L.. Medoff (p. 195 - 216) (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Are Public Sector Workers Paid More Than Their Alternative Wage? Evidence from Longitudinal Data and Job Queues : Alan B. Krueger (p. 217 - 242) (bibliographic info) (download)

13. III Effects on Nonwage Outcomes: (p. 243 - 244) (bibliographic info) (download)

14. On Estimating the Effects of Increased Aid to Education: Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Richard Chaykowski (p. 245 - 270) (bibliographic info) (download)

15. Unions and Job Security in the Public Sector: Steven G. Allen (p. 271 - 304) (bibliographic info) (download)

16. Unionism and Licensing of Public School Teachers: Impact on Wages and Educational Output: Morris M. Kleiner, Daniel L. Petree (p. 305 - 322) (bibliographic info) (download)

17. The Effects of Public Sector Unionism on Pay, Employment, Department Budgets, and Municipal Expenditures : Jeffrey Zax, Casey Ichniowski (p. 323 - 364) (bibliographic info) (download)

18. Appendix A Collective Organization of Labor in the Public Sector: Richard B. Freeman, Casey Ichniowski, Jeffrey Zax (p. 365 - 398) (bibliographic info) (download)

19. Appendix B The NBER Public Sector Collective Bargaining Law Data Set: Robert Valletta, Richard B. Freeman (p. 399 - 420) (bibliographic info) (download)

20. Contributors: (p. 421 - 422) (bibliographic info) (download)

21. Author Index: (p. 423 - 425) (bibliographic info) (download)

22. Subject Index: (p. 426 - 428) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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