Decline of U. S. Labor Unions and the Role of Trade.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Overview -- Chapter 2 Trends in National and Regional Unionization Rate in Union Versus Nonunion Wages -- National Trends in Unionization -- Regional Trends in Unionization -- Trends in the Earnings of Union Relative to Nonunion Workers -- Chapter 3 Changes in Unionization Rates: A Decomposition Analysis -- Industry Effects on the National Rate of Unionization -- Industry Effects on Regional Unionization Rates in Manufacturing -- Regional Effects on the National Unionization Rate in Manufacturing -- Chapter 4 The Effects of Trade and Other Economic Factors on the Rate of Unionization: An Analytical Review -- Increases in Trade and Foreign Direct Investment -- Technological Changes -- Relative Shifts in the Demand for Goods and Services -- Changes in the Relative Supply of Basically Educated Versus More-Educated Labor -- Net Effects of the Four Economic Forces -- Chapter 5 Estimating the Impact of Increased Trade on the Employment of Union and Nonunion Workers -- Statistical Model -- Data Issues -- Summary Statistics -- Regression Results -- Total Employment Effects -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- Main Findings -- The Need for More Extensive Worker Assistance Programs -- Appendices -- Appendix A Data Sources -- National Data -- Employment Data -- Regional Data -- Appendix B List of Industries in the Database -- References -- Index.

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