03166nam 22006014a 450 991082068660332120200520144314.01-281-12512-197866111251270-88132-448-51-4356-1640-5(CKB)1000000000481516(OCoLC)227038335(CaPaEBR)ebrary10202513(SSID)ssj0000135894(PQKBManifestationID)11135151(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135894(PQKBWorkID)10064499(PQKB)10112641(MiAaPQ)EBC3385466(Au-PeEL)EBL3385466(CaPaEBR)ebr10202513(OCoLC)847181096(EXLCZ)99100000000048151620020819d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe decline of US labor unions and the role of trade /Robert E. Baldwin1st ed.Washington, D.C. Institute for International Economics20031 online resource (104 p.) "June 2003."0-88132-341-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 81) and index.Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Overview -- Chapter 2 Trends in National and Regional Unionization Rate in Union Versus Nonunion Wages -- National Trends in Unionization -- Regional Trends in Unionization -- Trends in the Earnings of Union Relative to Nonunion Workers -- Chapter 3 Changes in Unionization Rates: A Decomposition Analysis -- Industry Effects on the National Rate of Unionization -- Industry Effects on Regional Unionization Rates in Manufacturing -- Regional Effects on the National Unionization Rate in Manufacturing -- Chapter 4 The Effects of Trade and Other Economic Factors on the Rate of Unionization: An Analytical Review -- Increases in Trade and Foreign Direct Investment -- Technological Changes -- Relative Shifts in the Demand for Goods and Services -- Changes in the Relative Supply of Basically Educated Versus More-Educated Labor -- Net Effects of the Four Economic Forces -- Chapter 5 Estimating the Impact of Increased Trade on the Employment of Union and Nonunion Workers -- Statistical Model -- Data Issues -- Summary Statistics -- Regression Results -- Total Employment Effects -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- Main Findings -- The Need for More Extensive Worker Assistance Programs -- Appendices -- Appendix A Data Sources -- National Data -- Employment Data -- Regional Data -- Appendix B List of Industries in the Database -- References -- Index.Labor unionsUnited StatesIndustrial relationsUnited StatesInternational tradeLabor unionsIndustrial relationsInternational trade.331.88/0973Baldwin Robert E121531MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820686603321Decline of US labor unions and the role of trade1035940UNINA