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Unions and Workplace Closure in Britain, 1990–1998
Author(s) -
Bryson Alex
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00315.x
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , industrial relations , demographic economics , panel data , contrast (vision) , labour economics , political science , sociology , economics , econometrics , law , computer science , artificial intelligence
This paper assesses union effects on workplace closure in the private sector in Britain between 1990 and 1998 using panel data from the 1990–98 Workplace Employee Relations Survey. On average, unions raised the chances of workplace closure in Britain in the 1990s, in contrast to the 1980s. However, the size and statistical significance of union effects differ across dimensions of unionization and type of workplace. Furthermore, the results are sensitive to the definition of workplace closure.