Getting it Right: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from Research on Public-Sector Unionism and Collective Bargaining

32 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2011

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David Lewin

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

Thomas A. Kochan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

LER, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Teresa Ghilarducci

Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA); The New School for Social Research

Harry C. Katz

Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Jeffrey Keefe

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - School of Management and Labor Relations

Daniel J. B. Mitchell

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Luskin School of Public Affairs

Craig A. Olson

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - School of Labor & Employment Relations

Saul A. Rubinstein

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Labor Program

Christian E. Weller

University of Massachusetts Boston - Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs; University of Massachusetts Boston - Gerontology Institute; Political Economy Research Institute

Date Written: March 16, 2011

Abstract

In response to public-sector collective-bargaining conflict in Wisconsin and other states, Employment Policy Researcher Network researchers wrote a white paper, "Getting it Right: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from Research on Public-Sector Unionism and Collective Bargaining."

Keywords: Public Unions, Wages, Health Insurance Benefits, Pension Benefits, Labor relations

JEL Classification: J08, J31, J32, J51, J53, J58

Suggested Citation

Lewin, David and Kochan, Thomas A. and Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel and Ghilarducci, Teresa and Ghilarducci, Teresa and Katz, Harry C. and Keefe, Jeffrey and Mitchell, Daniel J. B. and Olson, Craig A. and Rubinstein, Saul A. and Weller, Christian E., Getting it Right: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from Research on Public-Sector Unionism and Collective Bargaining (March 16, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1792942 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1792942

David Lewin

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Thomas A. Kochan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management ( email )

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Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

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Teresa Ghilarducci

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Jeffrey Keefe

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Daniel J. B. Mitchell

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management ( email )

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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Luskin School of Public Affairs ( email )

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Craig A. Olson

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - School of Labor & Employment Relations ( email )

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Saul A. Rubinstein

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Labor Program ( email )

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Christian E. Weller (Contact Author)

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University of Massachusetts Boston - Gerontology Institute ( email )

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Political Economy Research Institute ( email )

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