Does union membership pay off?: Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

Nina Torm

No wp-2018-71, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In the absence of adequate institutional mechanisms, trade unions can potentially promote higher wages and other worker benefits, yet limited data availability means little is known about the effect unions have on individual earnings in developing economies. Using matched employer-employee data from 2013 and 2015 surveys, this paper examines the union wage premium among Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises. Controlling for firm and worker characteristics, the results show that unionized workers' wages are 9-22 per cent higher than those of non-union workers.

Keywords: Labour unions; Wages; Small and medium enterprises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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