期刊名称：Discussion Papers / School of Business, University of New South Wales
出版年度：2007
卷号：2007
出版社：Sydney
摘要：While many believe unionization has little to gain by recent increases in out-
sourcing, this question has not been analysed systematically. In this paper, using
a new dataset for US manufacturing from 1973 to 1994, we analyse the e¤ect of
outsourcing on unionization. Instrumental Variables estimation shows outsourcing
contributes to higher quasi-rents and industry employment. We .nd the union wage
premium of substitutable workers is not a¤ected by the extent of outsourcing. How-
ever, unionized workers in jobs that are not substitutes of the tasks being outsourced
gain from outsourcing. Finally, we .nd no support for the claim that outsourcing
reduces unionization.
