TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ichniowski,Casey
TI  - Ruling Out Productivity?  Labor Contract Pages and Plant Performance
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 1368
PY  - 1984
Y2  - June 1984
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w1368
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w1368.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Casey Ichniowski
Graduate School of Business
3022 Broadway Street, 713 Uris Hall
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212/854-4433
Fax: 212/316-9355
E-Mail: bei1@columbia.edu
AB  - This study documents a strong inverse relationship between number of pages of labor contracts in effect and the productivity observed in a sample of ten unionized plants. It is argued that this relationship reflects the productivity-inhibiting effects of increases in the number and complexity of work rules. The study also argues that subsequent research should try to improve the measurement of work rules by considering the substance of the rules and which parameters of a production function the rules are likely to affect.
ER  -