UNSPECIFIED (1993) STRIKE DURATION AND STRIKE SIZE. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE, 26 (4). pp. 830-849. ISSN 0008-4085

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Abstract

Some theories of strike activity suggest that the settlement probability of a strike depends on the number of workers involved in the strike. Additionally, much recent empirical research on strikes has been constrained by data availability to look only at strikes in large bargaining units. It is natural to ask, therefore, whether strike size systematically influences strike duration, and whether this question poses problems of interpretation for studies confined to samples of large strikes. This paper uses Canadian strike data to examine these questions. We find that size is an important determinant of strike duration and also that studies of strike duration based only on large strikes can yield results that are not representative of the influences for all strikes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Journal or Publication Title:	CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE
Publisher:	UNIV TORONTO PRESS INC
ISSN:	0008-4085
Date:	November 1993
Volume:	26
Number:	4
Number of Pages:	20
Page Range:	pp. 830-849
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/20948

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