Patterns of union membership and relative wages |
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Authors: | James S Cunningham Elaine Donovan |
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Institution: | (1) U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 20425 Washington, DC;(2) University of Massachusetts, 02125 Boston, MA |
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Abstract: | This paper, using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, examines the effects of union membership on the wages of white males.
The empirical relationship between current wage and union status is estimated controlling for union status in years before
and after the current year. The resulting status profiles are four years long in contrast to one or two years used previously.
Results indicate that wage changes experienced when workers join or leave unions vary significantly and systematically across
these profiles. For example, a status change that appears to be long-term is associated with larger absolute wage changes
than short-term changes in status.
The authors thank Jeff Moore for comments and suggestions on an early draft of this paper and express special appreciation
to John Raisian for his painstaking and valuable review of a recent draft. We are, of course, responsible for remaining errors. |
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