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...

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...

We show that state right-to-work (RTW) laws significantly encourage corporate innovations in terms of patent grant and citation count. Consistent with the conjecture that the RTW-treated firms conduct more innovations due to their decreased financial distress risk, we find that the RTW adoption...

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...

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 U.S. states since 2011. The second approach relies on a...

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...

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....

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'...

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,...

In contrast to previous studies which have examined the impact of Right-to-Work (RTW) laws on the level or stock of union membership, this paper examines their impact on the most updated flow into membership and the organizing of workers through certified elections. Since detailed annual data...

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...

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...

It is a well known fact that the extent of unionization is lower in states with Right-to-Work (RTW) laws. A framework is developed for determining whether RTW laws actually cause a decrease in the extent of unionization or whether they simply mirror preexisting tastes of workers against unions....

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...

This paper studies how the statutory right to work part-time affects mothers' post-birth labor market outcomes and higher-order fertility. I use a differences-in-differences design to investigate the introduction of a German law in 2001 that grants the right to work part-time to employees...

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...

This paper presents the evolution of the legal doctrine and philosophy regarding the right to work, its transformation, differentiation and protection. The issues are also examined in the context of the new forms of employment in the digital society. Based on the trends in the development and...

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...

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...

We analyze the economic and financial impact of right-to-work (RTW) laws in the US. Using data from collective bargaining agreements, we show that there is a decrease in wages for unionized workers after RTW laws. Firms increase investment and employment but reduce financial leverage....

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...

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...

Conservative organizations such as the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are promoting a national campaign encouraging municipal entities, such as counties and cities, to pass right-to-work ordinances. The litigation concerning these ordinances is being...

The distribution of income lies at the intersection of states and markets, both influencing and responding to government policy. Reflecting this reality, increasing research focuses on the political origins of inequality in the U.S. However, the literature largely assumes — rather than tests...

Union supporters' worst fear came true in 2015 when the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Ass'n. At stake in Friedrichs was public-sector unions' ability to collect fair-share fees from dissenting employees notwithstanding First Amendment...