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Unions and innovation : new insights from the cross-country evidence

journal contribution
posted on 2013-04-01, 00:00 authored by H Doucouliagos, P Laroche
We apply meta-regression analysis to the extant econometric studies and find that unions depress investment in innovation at the firm and industry level in all countries considered. However, this adverse effect has been declining over time and is moderated by country differences in industrial relations and regulations: The adverse effect appears to increase with labor market flexibility.

History

Journal

Industrial relations

Volume

52

Issue

2

Pagination

467 - 491

Publisher

Wiley - Blackwell Publishing

Location

Hoboken, N. J.

ISSN

0019-8676

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article