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| Author: | Lucifora, C. |
| Title: | The impact of unions on labour turnover in Italy: Evidence from establishment level data |
| Journal: | International Journal of Industrial Organization
1998 : MAY, VOL. 16:3, p. 353-376 |
| Index terms: | Labour Pay Trade unions Engineering industry Italy |
| Freeterms: | Metal-mechanical engineering industry |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Empirical studies of labour turnover have an important role in explaining the functioning of labour markets, shedding light on the process of matching workers to firms and on the nature of the employment relationship. Turnover patterns have important implications for wage determination, work organisation, career prospects and the accumulation of firm-specific human capital. Less attention has been paid in the literature to the impact of unions on firms' accession-separation decisions. The paper attempts to explore union effects on turnover. Main theoretical implications for the analysis of accessions and separations rates within the establishment are discussed and some institutional features of the Italian labour market are highlighted. In the paper, an empirical model is applied. Empirical evidence suggests that Italian trade unions have succeeded in reducing turnover. |
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