Open AccessGeographic Spillover of Unionism
Author(s) -
Thomas Holmes
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nber working paper series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.3386/w12025
Subject(s) - spillover effect , coal mining , connection (principal bundle) , economic geography , coal , geography , business , engineering , economics , archaeology , microeconomics , structural engineering
Unionism in the United States is contagious; it spills out of coal mines and steel mills into other establishments in the neighborhood, like hospitals and supermarkets. The geographic spillover of unionism is documented here using a newly constructed establishment level data on unionism that is rich in geographic detail. A strong connection is found between unionism of health care establishments today and proximity to unionized coal mines and steel mills from the 1950s.
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