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This paper outlines a model that tests for the presence of spillover effects of union coverage across industry boundaries on wages and union coverage in vertically related industries. There is some evidence of spillover effects from buying industries to the wages of nonunion workers and of such effects on the degree of union coverage from both buying and supplying industries.
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We are grateful to Dan Hamermesh and an anonymous referee for useful comments. Responsibility for errors is our own.
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Martin, S., Rence, C. Vertical spillovers, market concentration, union coverage, and wages. Journal of Labor Research 5, 177–189 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685256
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