Unions and Job Queuing in Mexico's Maquiladoras

Rafael Otero and Jose Pagan ()
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Rafael Otero: University of Texas at Brownsville
Jose Pagan: Department of Economics and Finance, University of Texas-Pan American

Eastern Economic Journal, 2002, vol. 28, issue 3, 393-407

Abstract: The U.S.-Mexico border region has experienced substantial economic growth over the last two decades; nonetheless, employment and wage growth has been uneven across the border cities with a high maquiladora presence. We hypothesize that these growth differences can be traced to relative labor union power. Using microdata from the 1998 National Urban Employment Survey, we find evidence of job queuing in Mexico’s maquiladoras. Queuing seems to be stronger in cities with powerful labor unions such as Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo, but it is weaker in cities where union strength is minimal such as Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana.

Keywords: Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J51 O15 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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