Search Results - subject_exact:"Right to work"

Labor unions and deaths of despair : evidence from right-to-work laws

Petach, Luke - 2026

This paper examines the relationship between union membership and deaths of despair. Using state-level variation in the timing of the adoption of right-to-work (RTW) laws as a natural experiment, I show that right-to-work laws are associated with a decline in union membership and an increase in...

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What Do (Thousands of) Union Do? Union-Specific Pay Premia and Inequality

Derenoncourt, Ellora; Gerard, Francois; Lagos, Lorenzo; … - 2025

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What do (thousands of) unions do? : union-specific pay premia and inequality

Derenoncourt, Ellora; Gerard, François; Lagos, Lorenzo; … - 2025

We study the role of union heterogeneity in shaping wages and inequality among unionized workers. Using linked employer-employee data from Brazil and job moves across multi-firm unions, we estimate over 4,800 union-specific pay premia. Unions explain 3-4% of earnings variation. While unions...

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The evolution of the content of the "right to work" for refugees within the contemporary international human rights system

ElBatrawy, Farah - 2025

With the multiple crises unfolding worldwide, the number of refugees has been increasing. One of the fundamental rights central to the well-being and protection of refugees is the "right to work," and this paper aims to investigate how the right to work for refugees evolved from an international...

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Work in the Portuguese shipyards of Lisnave : from the right to work to precariousness of employment

Varela, Raquel; Rajado, Ana - 2025

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Right-to-work laws and venture capital investment

Sarkodie, Helena; Boasiako, Kwabena; Keefe, Michael … - 2025

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Right-to-Work laws and firm productivity in U.S. firms

Ahmed, Mohamed Shaker; Mertzanis, Charilaos - 2025

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Does the right to work part-time affect mothers' labor market outcomes?

Paule-Paludkiewicz, Hannah - 2024

This paper studies how the statutory right to work part-time affects mothers’ post-birth labor market outcomes. I use a differences-in-differences design to investigate a reform in Germany that granted the right to work part-time to employees of firms with more than 15 employees. I find that...

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Does the right to work part-time affect mothers' labor market outcomes?

Paule-Paludkiewicz, Hannah - 2020

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The impacts of U.S. right-to-work laws on free riding, unionization, and compensation

Bono-Lunn, Dillan - 2024

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The short-run impact of right-to-work policies

Butler, Anand - 2024

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Right-to-work laws and creativity

Gondhalekar, Vijay; Baid, Chandresh; Laverty, Owen - 2024

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The impact of Right-to-Work laws on the financials of hospitals : evidence based on Michigan and Indiana laws

Gondhalekar, Vijay; Brackmann, Dawn - 2024

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The economic and social impacts of lifting work restrictions on people seeking asylum

Aleynikova, Ekaterina; Mosley, Max - 2023

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The impact of right-to-work laws on long hours and work schedules

Gihleb, Rania; Giuntella, Osea; Tan, Jian Qi - 2023

Unions play a crucial role in determining wages and employment outcomes. However, union bargaining power may also have important effects on non-pecuniary working conditions. We study the effects of right-to-work laws, which removed agency shop protection and weakened union powers on long hours...

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The Impact of Right-to-Work Laws on Long Hours and Work Schedules

Gihleb, Rania; Giuntella, Osea; Tan, Jian Qi - 2023

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Right-to-work laws, unionization, and wage setting

Fortin, Nicole Marie; Lemieux, Thomas; Lloyd, Neil - 2023

This paper uses two complementary approaches to estimate the effect of right-to-work (RTW) laws on wages and unionization rates. The first approach uses an event study design to analyze the impact of the adoption of RTW laws in five US states since 2011. The second approach relies on a...

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Right-to-Work Laws, Unionization, and Wage Setting

Fortin, Nicole Marie; Lemieux, Thomas; Lloyd, Neil - 2022

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What do right-to-work laws do to unions? : evidence from six recently-enacted RTW laws

Chun, Kyung-Nok - 2023

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What are the consequences of right-to-work for union membership?

Murphy, Kevin - 2023

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Resilience in collective bargaining

Avenancio-León, Carlos F.; Piccolo, Alessio; Pinto, Roberto - 2025

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Right-to-Work revisited

Meszaros, John; Quistorff, Brian - 2025

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Older Persons' Right to Work and Productive Resources

Gutterman, Alan - 2022

The right to work is a fundamental human right that is universally recognized as an inherent part of human dignity for persons of all ages. However, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has noted that older workers are often devalued by prospective employers as being unproductive, slower...

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The Population Health Impact of the Right-to-Work Laws

Zang, Emma; Hu, Qinyou; Wang, Zitong - 2022

This study investigates the causal effect of the Right-to-Work (RTW) legislation on population health, including mortality, mortality among White and Black workers without college degrees, mortality related to "deaths of despair," and occupational fatal injuries. Using a unique state-year-level...

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Right-to-Work laws and corporate innovation

Nguyen, Justin Hung; Qiu, Buhui - 2022

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Right-to-Work Laws and Corporate Innovation

Nguyen, Justin Hung; Qiu, Buhui - 2022

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Who votes for right-to-work? : a median voter analysis of Missouri’s Proposition A

Steitz, Colin - 2022

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Barriers to disability-inclusive employment in Uzbekistan : a pilot qualitative study of disabled people's lived experiences

Yusupov, Dilmurad; Abdukhalilov, Abdulla - 2022

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Why do states give refugees the right to work?

Betts, Alexander; Sterck, Olivier - 2022

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Guaranteed employment or guaranteed income?

Ravallion, Martin - 2019

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Guaranteed employment or guaranteed income?

Ravallion, Martin - 2018

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Labor Unions and Social Insurance

Aizawa, Naoki; Fang, Hanming; Komatsu, Katsuhiro - 2024

The United States has experienced a significant decline in labor unions over the past half-century. We examine the aggregate labor market impact of labor unions, the causes of their decline, and their welfare and distributional consequences, accounting for unions' effects on wages and employers'...

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Mit einer Jobgarantie zum Recht auf gute Arbeit : Ansätze fortschrittlicher Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Österreich

2024

In jüngster Zeit wird der Idee einer öffentlichen Jobgarantie national und international viel Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Das Konzept ist bestechend einfach. Um Arbeitslosigkeit zu bekämpfen, soll der Staat dort, wo der Markt versagt, gute Arbeitsplätze für alle schaffen, die Arbeit suchen....

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The effect of right-to-work on unfair labor practice charges : synthetic control evidence from Indiana and Michigan

Haskett, Breon - 2024

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Expérimenter le droit à l'emploi : récits et analyses du projet Territoires zéro chômeur de longue durée

2024

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Right-to-work laws and the extent of unionization

Farber, Henry S. - 1983

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Right-to-Work Laws and the Extent of Unionization

Farber, Henry S. - 2021

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Right-to-Work Laws and the Extent of Unionization

Farber, Henry S. - 1983

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The Impacts Of U.S. Right To Work Laws On Wages, Free Riding, And Unionization

Bono-Lunn, Dillan - 2021

This paper uses state fixed effect models and a Synthetic Control design with Current Population Survey (CPS) data to identify the impact of state Right-to-Work (RTW) laws on wages, benefits, and union status among private and public sector workers. Despite a modest effect of RTW laws on wages,...

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Automation and the International Human Right to Work

Kwan, Martin - 2021

Automation continues to result in significant structural changes to the nature of work as computers, robots, or Artificial Intelligence (AI) are performing an increasing number of jobs. These technologies have elevated the possibilities for human prosperity and innovation, but job loss, privacy...

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The impact of right-to-work laws on union organizing

Ellwood, David T. - 1987

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The Impact of Right-to-Work Laws on Union Organizing

Ellwood, David T.; Fine, Glenn A. - 2021

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The Impact of Right-to-Work Laws on Union Organizing

Ellwood, David T. - 1983

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Right-to-Work Laws : A Brief Review

Gondhalekar, Vijay; Kessler, Lara - 2021

This study provides a review of important legal cases and empirical studies on Right-to-Work RTW laws. Twenty-seven US states have passed RTW laws since 1946, but the proposed Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act 2021 intends to override some of their important provisions. Evidence on RTW...

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Wirtschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle Menschenrechte

Eichenhofer, Eberhard - 2021

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Wirtschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle Menschenrechte

Eichenhofer, Eberhard - 2021

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Foreign investment and right-to-work laws

Cavallo, Paulo; Peinhardt, Clint - 2021

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Did right-to-work laws impact income inequality? : evidence from U.S. states using the synthetic control method

Jordan, Jeffrey L.; Mathur, Aparna; Munasib, Abdul; … - 2021

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Basic Income and the Right to Work : A Keynesian Approach

Jackson, William A. - 2020

Among the proposals for radical reform of social policy are basic income, which would pay an unconditional cash benefit to all individuals, and the right to work, which would offer guaranteed employment arranged by the state if necessary. This paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of...

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John R. Commons and government as employer of last resort : three paths to a progressive right to work

Whalen, Charles J. - 2020

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Unionism in a right-to-work environment : united faculty of Florida from stagnation to crisis mobilization to power building

Nissen, Bruce; Churchill, Candi - 2020

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Do right-to-work laws reduce financial constraints of firms? : evidence from Michigan and Indiana companies

Gondhalekar, Vijay; Klausing, Landon; Harper, Christopher - 2023

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Do governments hide resources from unions? : the influence of public sector unions on reported discretionary fund balance ratios

Gore, Angela K.; Ji, Yuan; Kulp, Susan L. - 2023

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Von Heidenreichstein nach Marienthal : Arbeit - Sinn - soziale Sicherung

Dimmel, Nikolaus; Immervoll, Karl A.; Appel, Margit; … - 2023 - Erste Auflage

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Arbeit braucht Grundeinkommen : theologische und philosophische Betrachtungen

Immervoll, Karl A.; Kranner, Kai - 2023 - Erste Auflage

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Institutional Economics and Chock-Full Employment : Reclaiming the 'Right to Work' as a Cornerstone of Progressive Capitalism

Whalen, Charles J. - 2019

Today in the United States, the “right to work” is associated with preventing workers from being required to join a labor organization or pay union fees as a condition of employment. However, the term originally referred to a progressive call for the right to employment. For example, from...

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The economic impact of right-to-work laws : evidence from collective bargaining agreements and corporate policies

Chava, Sudheer; Danis, András; Hsu, Alex - 2020

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The Economic Impact of Right-to-Work Laws : Evidence from Collective Bargaining Agreements and Corporate Policies

Chava, Sudheer - 2019

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Is a Decentralized Right-to-Work Policy Feasible?

Ravallion, Martin - 2019

Evidence on the implementation of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act suggests that the available work is often rationed by local leaders in poor areas, and that this is an important factor limiting the scheme's impact on poverty. The paper offers explanations for this empirical...

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Is a Decentralized Right-to-Work Policy Feasible?

Ravallion, Martin - 2019

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The Right to Work and to Live : The Implications of India’s NREGS Program for Missing Women

Chaure, Trupti - 2019

Limited economic opportunity for women reduces their household bargaining power and the economic value of daughters, amplifying son preference. This paper studies India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the largest workfare program in the world, which paid men and women equal salary...

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The missing market for work permits

Lokshin, Michael; Ravallion, Martin - 2019

Citizens have a right to accept any job offer in their country, but that right is not marketable or automatically extended to foreigners. Yet, some citizens have useful things to do if they could rent out their right-to-work, and there are foreigners who would value the new options for...

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