Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data

dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-18T15:37:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-18T15:37:32Z
dc.date.created	2022-05-12T18:06:32Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.citation	Svarstad, Elin Nymoen, Ragnar . Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data. Oxford Economic Papers. 2022
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10852/94166
dc.description.abstract	We model the empirical relationship between the within-establishment union membership rate and wage inequality in Norway. The data set is a panel of 2,285 private-sector establishments observed in the period 2000–18. The statistical model represents joint feedback between wage inequality and union membership. Dynamic panel data models are estimated for different wage inequality measures, with gini as the reference measure. The results show a negative relationship between union membership and wage inequality, which is robust with respect to different inequality measures and estimation method. The strength of the relationship increases with the permanency of the shift in union membership. We find evidence that union membership is a more important explanatory variable for the lower part of the wage distribution than for the upper part. Furthermore, the impact of union density on wage inequality is conditional on the presence of a collective agreement.
dc.description.abstract	Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data
dc.language	EN
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
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dc.title	Wage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data
dc.title.alternative	ENEngelskEnglishWage inequality and union membership at the establishment level: An econometric study using Norwegian data
dc.type	Journal article
dc.creator.author	Svarstad, Elin
dc.creator.author	Nymoen, Ragnar
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cristin.unitname	Økonomisk institutt
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cristin.fulltext	original
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dc.identifier.cristin	2024070
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dc.identifier.jtitle	Oxford Economic Papers
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpac018
dc.identifier.urn	URN:NBN:no-96724
dc.type.document	Tidsskriftartikkel
dc.type.peerreviewed	Peer reviewed
dc.source.issn	0030-7653
dc.identifier.fulltext	Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/94166/1/gpac018.pdf
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