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Strike frequency and industrial wage differentials : an econometric study of British production industries
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Knight, K. G. and Wilson, Robert A. (1980) Strike frequency and industrial wage differentials : an econometric study of British production industries. Bulletin of Economic Research, Volume 32 (Number 2). pp. 65-74. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8586.1980.tb00158.x ISSN 0307-3378.
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Abstract
Several econometric studies of strike incidence have been conducted recently for Great Britain. Most of this work has been based upon the theoretical bargaining model which relates the incidence of strikes to both the degree of worker discontent and the resistance displayed by employers to demands made by workers. All the previous studies using this type of model have emphasized the importance of the sluggish rate of advance in real income as the most important cause of greater worker discontent leading to increased strike frequency. Other important economic influences on strike frequency that have been emphasized are profits, productivity and unemployment. Strikes of course are the result of very complex social and political factors, as well as economic ones, however the aggregate results do suggest that an economic model can provide an important part of the explanation. Some tentative conclusions are: First, the use of hourly earnings rather than wage rates significantly improves the results from industry level strike equations. Second, further improvement is obtained by the use of relative wage variables.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Strikes and lockouts -- Great Britain -- 1964-1979, Wage differentials , Industries, Econometrics | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Bulletin of Economic Research | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0307-3378 | ||||
| Official Date: | November 1980 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 32 | ||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 65-74 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-8586.1980.tb00158.x | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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