American Economic Journal:
Economic Policy
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The Long-Run Effects of Teacher Collective Bargaining
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 11,
no. 3, August 2019
(pp. 292–324)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
We analyze how exposure to teacher collective bargaining affects long-run outcomes for students, exploiting the timing of state duty-to-bargain law passage in a cross-cohort difference-in-difference framework. Among men, exposure to a duty-to-bargain law in the first 10 years after passage depresses annual earnings by $2,134 (3.93 percent), decreases weekly hours worked by 0.42, and reduces employment and labor force participation. The earnings estimate implies that current duty-to-bargain laws reduce earnings by $213.8 billion annually. Effects grow with time since law passage, are largest among nonwhites, and are not evident for women. Duty-to-bargain laws reduce male noncognitive skills, supporting the labor market findings.Citation
Lovenheim, Michael F., and Alexander Willén. 2019. "The Long-Run Effects of Teacher Collective Bargaining." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 11 (3): 292–324. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20170570Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I21 Analysis of Education
- J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
- J51 Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
- J52 Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation; Collective Bargaining
- K31 Labor Law
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