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Trade unions and productivity: theory and evidence
Author(s) -
Cameron Samuel
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1987.tb00898.x
Subject(s) - productivity , exposition (narrative) , economics , empirical evidence , work (physics) , neoclassical economics , positive economics , international economics , macroeconomics , epistemology , philosophy , mechanical engineering , art , literature , engineering
Recent work by economists has generated new theories of the impact of trade unions on productivity. This article gives an exposition of these theories and assesses the extent to which they are supported by empirical evidence.