labor econ final 2
empirical research suggests that the union wage advantage in the public sector compared to the private sector is approximately
10 percentage points lower
hirsch and macpherson estimate the overall union wage advantage to be approximately
15%
if union workers in a given occupation are paid 20$ per hour while nonunion workers are paid 16$ an hour the measured union wage advantage is
25%
which one of the following required unions to hold regularly scheduled elections of union officers
Landrum-Griffin Act
which of the following statements is supported by empirical evidence
Lower productivity growth for unionized firms is primarily due to these firms being in industries with slow productivity growth
of the following laws, which one contributed most to union membership
Norris-LaGuardia Act
which of the following established unfair labor practices by unions
Taft-Hartley Act
which one of the following gave states the option to pass so-called "right to work" laws?
Taft-Hartley Act
pure union wage is
Wage union- Wage nonunion over wage nonunion times 100
the twin rights of labor (self-organization and collective bargaining) were guaranteed by the
Wagner Act
public sector growth was most encouraged by
a series of executive orders and state laws
in industry A all displaced workers remain in the union sector waiting to be recalled. In industry B, all displaced workers seek work in the nonunion sector. All else constant
allocative efficiency loss is greater in industry A
the union wage advantage tends to
be larger among craft unions
union workers receive more compensation than otherwise similar nonunion workers this fact
could be explained by the fact that women workers are a larger proportion of weakly unionized industries
evidence indicates that union wage policies tend to
decrease the wage gap between unskilled and skilled workers by seeking equal absolute wage increases for all workers rather than equal relative wage increases
according to the wagner act which of the following is not an unfair labor practice by employers
failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement after bargaining in good faith
suppose the union wage rate rises. The "spillover effect" suggests that the nonunion wage rate should ________ and the "threat effect" says that the nonunion wage rate should __________
fall rise
empirical estimates generally show that unions reduce
firm profitability but there is no consensus regarding their effects on economic efficiency
the adverse effects of a strike on other associated industries and consumers are likely to be
greater when it involves products rather than services
overall unions have generally
had negligible effect on labor's share
unions may reduce economic efficiency by
imposing restrictive work rules
the prohibition of secondary boycotts
increased managements bargaining power by increasing the unions cost of disagreeing
by reducing labor turnover unions may increase productivity because a lower turnover rate
increases incentive for firms to provide specific training to their workers
a court order to prevent actions such as picketing, striking, and boycotting is called an
injunction
in their study of bridgestone/firestone tire recalls Krueger and Mas find that
labor strife at the Illinois plant resulted in lower product quality
as a percentage of total work-time the average amount of work time lost because of strikes annually is typically
less than 1%
which one of the following increased managements bargaining power
limiting the use of "hot-cargo" clauses
work time lost as a result of a strike
may understate the cost of a strike if the work stoppage disrupts production in associated industries
if nonunion workers in a given occupation are paid 16$ per hour and union workers are paid 20$ and hour the pure union wage advantage is
more information is needed
a union wage advantage is less likely to occur where
only a few firms within a competitive industry are unionized
the union wage advantage
peaked in the mid-1970s
the measured union wage advantage will understate the pure advantage because of the
product market effect
the union wage advantage is understated because nonunion wages rise as consumer demand shifts away from relatively higher priced union produced goods. This describes the
product market effect
unions may increase productivity by
providing a voice mechanism
unions may increase economic efficiency by
reducing worker turnover
the landrum-griffin act
required regularly scheduled elections of union officers
compared to other industrial countries such as canada france and italy and the united kingdom the incidence of strikes in the us is
significantly lower
prior to the 1930s union membership growth was relatively
slow, due to the use of blacklisting, injunctions, and yellow dog contracts.
the nonunion wage rate may fall as the result of a union wage increase because of the
spillover effect
according to the taft hartley act which of the following is not an unfair labor practice by unions
striking a company as a means of trying to obtain a collective bargaining agreement with that firm
evidence suggests that unions reduce firm profitability and discourage investment so that
the dynamic efficiency loss from unionization is greater than the static efficiency loss
regarding unions and productivity empirical results show that
the impact of unionization on productivity is not clear cut
which one of the following is a true statement (education)
the union wage advantage is bigger for workers with less education than for workers with more education
which of the following is a true statement (fringe)
the union wage advantage is greater if fringe benefits are included
the allocative efficiency loss associated with unions arises because
the value of lost output in the union sector is greater than the value of any additional output in the nonunion sector
the nonunion wage rate may rise as a result of a union wage increase because of the
threat effect
which one of the following observations supports the argument that unions increase productivity
turnover in union firms is lower than in nonunion firms
Fallick and Hasset suggest that the tendency of union firms to merge with union firms can be explained by the finding that
union certification elections reduce firms rates of investment in physical capital
there is a general consensus among economists that
union wage determination is not a serious cause of inflation in the US
All of the following suggest that unions may improve productivity and efficiency except:
unionization increases turnover rates bringing in new workers with fresh ideas
it is difficult to measure the pure union wage advantage because
unionized industries tend to have larger plants that may require greater worker supervision, thus promoting union employers to seek out superior workers
which one of the following does not help to explain why union workers receive more fringe benefits than nonunion workers?
unions are primarily composed of younger workers who have more to gain from long-term compensation such as kind provided by union pension plans
which of the following best describes the events following the deregulation of the trucking and airline industries by 1980
wages in both industries fell although the decline was much more rapid in the trucking industry
which of the following established unfair labor practices by employers
wagner Act
which one of the following laws most dramatically increased union bargaining power
wagner act
which one of the following outlawed company unions
wagner act
yellow dog contracts were used
were used by employers to restrict union membership
a single union firm in a competitive industry otherwise compromised of nonunion firms
will make economic losses if it pays a wage above the competitive
the measured union wage advantage may overstate the pure union wage advantage because
workers who lose their jobs in the union sector may seek and obtain jobs in the nonunion sector reducing the wage rates in the nonunion sector