Using data on Pennsylvania public schools for the period 1978-84, the authors investigate the effects of bargainer experience on the frequency and duration of strikes. They find that increases in the negotiation experience of the chief or principal bargainer on either side, as well as increases...

This paper examines whether a trade-off exists between the level of pension benefits and wages. The 1983 Survey of Consumer Finance is used to match detailed information on pension plans to worker characteristics for a random sample of the population. The pension-wage tradeoff is estimated using...

Victor Fuchs has suggested that the persistent positive correlation between education and health habits can be explained by interpersonal differences in the discount rate. If Fuchs is correct, some health habits can be used as instruments for education in standard wage equations. We use whether...