Is There a Structural Change in Output-Labor Relations? An Empirical Analysis of the Korean Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-85
Author(s):  
Dong Jin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Korean Economy

Voting for Wage Concessions: The Case of the 1982 GM-UAW Negotiations

ILR Review ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce E. Kaufman ◽  
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Median Voter ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Voter Model ◽  
Median Voter Model ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Stable Employment ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

The authors of this paper use the median voter model to predict the patterns of rank-and-file voting on wage concessions in a multiplant setting, then test those predictions using data from the 1982 GM-UAW negotiations. The model predicts that workers in plants with large layoffs will vote in favor of a wage concession only if they believe that a concession will save their jobs. Surprisingly, workers in plants with growing or stable employment are also actually more likely to vote Yes. A third prediction is that the Yes vote will be smallest in plants with the most adversarial labor relations. The empirical analysis supports all three predictions.

Export Upgrading and the Extent of Structural Change in Tax Revenue in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sèna Kimm Gnangnon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Export Diversification ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This article examines the relevance of export-upgrading strategy (export quality improvement and export diversification) in developing countries for the structural change in tax revenue (trade tax revenue versus domestic tax revenue). The empirical analysis suggests that the lower the degree of export upgrading (higher export concentration or low quality of export products) the higher the extent of structural change in tax revenue, that is, a tax transition reform. In the meantime, the effect of export upgrading on the extent of structural change in tax revenue appears to be conditioned on the degree of countries’ openness to international trade. JEL Classification: H1, F14, O1

The Geography of US Union Elections 3: The Context and Structure of Union Electoral Performance (the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union and the United Auto Workers Union, 1970–82)

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
G L Clark ◽  
K Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Local Level ◽  
United Auto Workers ◽  
Auto Workers ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Local Discretion ◽  
Electoral Performance

This paper is an extension of previous research on the geography of union elections. A model of union organization is proposed, relevant to the institutional and political structure of US labor legislation. Implications are drawn for unions' organizing strategies, and their likely electoral performance at the local level. It is argued that the structural imperatives faced by unions are inherently incomplete; local discretion is built-in to the structure of labor relations. Alternative empirical forms of the proposed model are considered and the advantages of a probit methodology discussed. Empirical analysis is based upon representation elections involving the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union and the United Auto Workers union over the period 1970–82. To illustrate the implications of the derived empirical results, a series of scenarios are discussed involving both unions and their possible options for organizing at the local level.

Lokale Beschäftigtenentwicklung und Branchenspezialisierung im Ruhrgebiet und in Nordrhein-Westfalen

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Einig ◽  
Brigitte Zaspel
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Functional Specialization ◽  
Industrial Region ◽  
Employment Structure ◽  
Ruhr Area ◽  
Secondary Sector ◽  
Employment Trends

Local employment trends and functional specialization in the Ruhr area and in North Rhine- Westphalia. Caused by heavy structural change the Ruhr area is no more a pure industrial region. The employment structure of the region as a whole seems to develop in a very similar way like the entire North Rhine-Westphalia. However, local communities show a clear heterogeneity. This paper presents an empirical analysis of employment trends in the Ruhr area and in North Rhine- Westphalia from 1999 to 2005 with regard to spatial deconcentration and functional specialization. Cluster analysis is used to classify local communities by equal employment structure and trends. The result shows clear evidence for deconcentration only in the secondary sector and a polycentric employment structure.

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