Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-27-1992

Keywords

wages, unions, work sector, employment

Abstract

This paper utilizes longitudinal union variables to examine the gender differences in the wage change from entering and leaving the union sector, as well as gender differences from remaining with a union employer and advancing up the seniority ladder. The union effects are estimated over a time trend from the late 19608 to the early 19808. The empirical results show that the female union joiner effect declines over time while the magnitude of the male union effect remains fairly stable over time. In general, the results show that unions' ability to impact wages for all white workers and black female union joiner has attenuated over time while union effects for all other black workers have remained relatively constant.

Publisher

Department of Economics, South Dakota State University

Series Number

92-10b

Number of Pages

28

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