Governors' Party Affiliation and Unions

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2018

Abstract

Employing a regression discontinuity (RD) approach on gubernatorial elections in the United States over the last three decades, this paper investigates the causal effects of governors' party affiliation (Democrat versus Republican) on unionization of workers, and unionized workers' working hours and earnings. Surprisingly, we find no significant impact from the party affiliation of governors on union membership and union workers' labor-market outcomes.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Industrial Relations

First Page

177

Last Page

205

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