Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: The Public Sector Look of American Unionism 1
5. I. The Role of Public Sector Labor Law
6. 1. Public Sector Union Growth and Bargaining Laws: A Proportional Hazards Approach with Time-Varying Treatments 19
7. 2. Public Sector Bargaining Laws Really Matter: Evidence from Ohio and Illinois 41
8. 3. The Effects of Public Sector Labor Laws on Labor Market Institutions and Outcomes 81
9. 4. Arbitrator Behavior in Public Sector Wage Disputes 107
10. 5. The Evolution of Public Sector Bargaining Laws 129
11. II. The Effects of Public Sector Bargaining on Wages
12. 6. Union/Nonunion Wage Gaps in the Public Sector 169
13. 7. Employer Size, Pay, and the Ability to Pay in the Public Sector 195
14. 8. Are Public Sector Workers Paid More Than Their Alternative Wage? Evidence from Longitudinal Data and Job Queues 217
15. III. Effects on Nonwage Outcomes
16. 9. On Estimating the Effects of Increased Aid to Education 245
17. 10. Unions and Job Security in the Public Sector 271
18. 11. Unionism and Licensing of Public School Teachers: Impact on Wages and Educational Output 305
19. 12. The Effects of Public Sector Unionism on Pay, Employment, Department Budgets, and Municipal Expenditures 323
20. Appendix A. Collective Organization of Labor in the Public Sector 365
21. Appendix B. The NBER Public Sector Collective Bargaining Law Data Set 399
22. List of Contributors 421
23. Author Index 423
24. Subject Index 426