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Asymmetries in Union Relative Wage Effects in Ghanaian Manufacturing : An Analysis Applying Quantile Regressions

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dc.contributor.authorBlunch, Niels-Hugo
dc.contributor.authorVerner, Dorte
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T18:38:39Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T18:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2001-03
dc.description.abstractThe authors analyze the determinants of earnings in Ghanaian manufacturing, focusing on the impact of unions in terms of the "union relative wage effect", and the possible asymmetries of this effect across the earnings distribution. They find evidence of a union relative wage effect occurring through two distinct channels. First, there is a direct effect through individual union membership, the standard "union premium", well known from the empirical literature on unions. Second, there is a spillover effect to non-union members. The authors also find evidence of an additional union effect, that comes through firm-specific training. They confirm their conjecture that there is an asymmetry in the union relative wage effect: unions benefit mainly at the lower end of the wage distribution. This finding is in line with earlier research, which generally finds that unions reduce income inequality, and wage discrimination. An evaluation of the non-union sub-sample, using the estimated union wage structure, confirms the presence of structural differences between the union, and non-union segments of Ghanaian manufacturing: for given characteristics, a worker in the union sector earns more than a worker in the non-union sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047501/asymmetries-union-relative-wage-effects-ghanaian-manufacturing-analysis-applying-quantile-regressions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2570
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19696
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2570
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCAPITAL THEORY
dc.subjectCENTER
dc.subjectCENTRE
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFIRING
dc.subjectHIRING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR TURNOVER
dc.subjectLABOR UNIONS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLAYOFF
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectORGANIZED LABOR
dc.subjectORIGIN
dc.subjectPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectPERSONNEL
dc.subjectPERSONNEL PRACTICES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRESTRICTIVE PRACTICES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectSTAFF
dc.subjectSTRIKES
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUNIONIZATION
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectWAGE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleAsymmetries in Union Relative Wage Effects in Ghanaian Manufacturing : An Analysis Applying Quantile Regressionsen
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okr.date.disclosure2001-03-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:26:45.855918Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047501/asymmetries-union-relative-wage-effects-ghanaian-manufacturing-analysis-applying-quantile-regressions
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid987051468749357684
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2570
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01040405323762
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1047501
okr.identifier.reportWPS2570
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Management and Relations
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicGeographical Information Systems
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitHuman Development 3, Africa Technical Families; and the Economic Policy Sector Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
okr.volume1
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