The effects of unions on research and development: an empirical analysis using multi-year data

Julian R. Betts, Cameron W. Odgers and Michael K. Wilson

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2001, vol. 34, issue 3, 785-806

Abstract: A link between unionization and research and development rates (research and development expenditures divided by output) is tested for in thirteen aggregate Canadian industries. A balanced panel of thirteen industries covering 1968 to 1986 reveals a negative relationship between industry unionization rates and research and development. The results hold when a number of techniques are used to control for unobserved industry heterogeneity and non-linear responses to unionization. In an industry that moves from the 25th to the 75th percentile of unionization, research and development is predicted to fall by about 40 per cent.

JEL-codes: J51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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