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Unionism and the dispersion of wages among blue-collar women

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Data from the 1973–1975 Current Population Surveys is used to examine the impact of unionism on wage dispersion among blue-collar women. The methodology employed in Freeman (1980) is used as a point of departure for this investigation, which disaggregates the results by sex. The study presents evidence that indicates the impact of unionism on the dispersion of earnings differs across sex. The study also examines whether the differential results occur because of differences in the types of jobs held by nonunion men relative to nonunion women and finds support for this hypothesis.

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  1. Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH

    David A. MacPherson

  2. Pennsylvania State University, 16802, University Park, PA

    James B. Stewart

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The paper has benefited from discussions with and comments from Eric Bond, Barry Hirsch, Karen Pasborg, and an anonymous referee.

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MacPherson, D.A., Stewart, J.B. Unionism and the dispersion of wages among blue-collar women. Journal of Labor Research 8, 395–405 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685222

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