Connectivity and Selective Rural Migration
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How does infrastructure shape rural development? Using household panel data from a nationally representative sample of Chinese villages, matched to high‐resolution highway maps, we find that road expansion between 2000 and 2015 operates mainly through reallocation, with less productive farmers scaling down or exiting and more productive ...
Lin Ma +3 more
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Does the reform of equalization of basic public services affect residents' sense of safety?-A case from China. [PDF]
Front Public HealthHan Z.
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Assessing the Employee Welfare Impact of Right‐To‐Work Laws: Insights From State‐Level Legislation
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the effect of right‐to‐work (RTW) laws on employee welfare using the stacked difference‐in‐differences (DiD) methodology. We posit that RTW laws weaken collective bargaining power, increase free riding, and ultimately reduce employee welfare. We document a significant employee welfare decline following RTW adoption, especially among
Shima Amini +2 more
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The Union Wage Mark‐Up for Immigrants in the United States
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) for 1995–2023, we show that unionized immigrants earn 10.1 log points less than unionized natives, of which 4.8 log points are due to a lower union wage mark‐up. Therefore, unionization is beneficial for immigrants but to a lesser extent than for natives in the United States.
Laszlo Goerke, Cinzia Rienzo
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The political economy of health reforms and out-of-pocket spending in Türkiye: evidence from household microdata, 2014-2023. [PDF]
Int J Equity HealthCece S, Pınar A, Öztürk L, Şenay D.
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Striking for a Just Transition? North American Auto Unions and the Electric Vehicle Transition
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decarbonization heightens risks for workers, but union strategies shape how these risks are managed and whether new jobs offer quality employment. This paper compares U.S. and Canadian auto unions during the 2023 Detroit Three bargaining, focusing on strategic capacities and internal politics to explain their divergent responses to the EV ...
Mathieu Dupuis, Ian Greer, Dongwoo Park
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You Can't Always Get What You Want? Collective Bargaining Demands and Outcomes
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Trade union demands are a key input for collective bargaining negotiations (CBNs). However, there is little quantitative evidence on these demands and how they shape CBN outcomes. We digitize novel data on union demands for wages and non‐wage amenities to examine the relationship between demands and outcomes in German CBNs from 1993 to 2019 ...
Carl Gergs +2 more
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The Political Legitimacy of Multilevel Crisis Governance: The EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract European‐wide crises have required extraordinary responses from the EU and its member states that affected its governance and legal framework as well as its legitimacy. The recent COVID‐19 pandemic spread across borders and involved multiple levels of government to mitigate its socio‐economic impact and facilitate a swift recovery.
Marius Guderjan, Mario Kölling
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Systemic barriers to geriatric care in South Africa: a qualitative stakeholder-informed analysis. [PDF]
J Frailty AgingMayer L +7 more
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