Trade union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms

Damiano Kulundu Manda, Arne Bigsten () and Germano Mwabu

Applied Economics, 2005, vol. 37, issue 15, 1693-1704

Abstract: This study analyses the effect of trade unions on male earnings in the Kenyan manufacturing sector using a regression method, which takes into account endogeneity of the union status of workers. In contrast to earlier studies of the Kenyan labour market that report a negative effect of unions on wages, a positive effect is found. The study further shows that elite workers tend to abstain from union membership.

Date: 2005
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