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- Title
What Do Right-to-Work Laws Do? Evidence from a Synthetic Control Method Analysis.
- Authors
Eren, Ozkan; Ozbeklik, Serkan
- Abstract
Using the case study of Oklahoma and a recently developed econometric technique, we examine the impact of right-to-work (RTW) laws on state-level labor market outcomes. Our results show that the passage of RTW laws in Oklahoma decreased private sector unionization rates. Several other state outcomes including total employment rate and private sector average wages, on the other hand, were not affected by RTW laws. The findings for the private sector generally carry over to themanufacturing sector.
- Subjects
UNITED States; RIGHT-to-work laws; LABOR market; PRIVATE sector; LABOR organizing; MANUFACTURING industries
- Publication
Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, 2016, Vol 35, Issue 1, p173
- ISSN
0276-8739
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pam.21861