Estimates of Union Density by State

Hirsch, Barry T.; Macpherson, David A.; Vroman, Wayne

doi:10.2139/ssrn.285493

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“…These figures are computed from the state-level unionization rates reported by Hirsch et al (2001) in the following manner. When a metropolitan area lies completely in a single state, it is assigned the state-level unionization rate.…”

Section: A2 Unionization Ratesmentioning

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Do localization economies derive from human capital externalities?

Wheeler

2006

Ann Reg Sci

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Section: A2 Unionization Ratesmentioning

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Do localization economies derive from human capital externalities?

Wheeler

2006

Ann Reg Sci

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“…The first regressor is the percent of the workforce that is unionized in that state; Hirsch et al (2001) is the source of this data. Unionization is relevant because unions are likely to negotiate health insurance coverage for their members.…”

Section: Additional State-level Datamentioning

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Health insurance coverage and the macroeconomy

Cawley

Simon

2005

Journal of Health Economics

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This paper investigates the relationship between the macroeconomy and health insurance coverage for non-elderly Americans. We find that, for men, state unemployment rate is positively correlated with the probability of health insurance coverage in general and through an employer in particular, and that these correlations are only partly explained by changes in employment status. In contrast, the insurance coverage of women and children appears to be insulated from fluctuations in the unemployment rate by public health insurance programs like Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We estimate that 984,000 Americans, nearly all of whom were adult men, lost health insurance due to macroeconomic conditions alone during the 2001 recession.

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“…I use Hirsch, MacPherson and Vromans estimates of union density, union members as a percentage of non-agricultural wage and salary workers, including public sector workers, derived from the CPS (Hirsch, Macpherson and Vroman, 2001). The other key variable in the power resources literature is the power of the Left in government (Huber and Stephens, 2001).…”

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Does Median Voter Income Matter? The Effects of Inequality and Turnout on Government Spending

Barnes

2012

Political Studies

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This article examines the relationship between economic inequality, electoral turnout and redistributive spending. I use the Current Population Survey to create direct measures of the income of the median voter to investigate its effect on spending and its relationship with inequality and turnout. In the 50 US states from 1978 to 2002, I find little effect of these direct measures on redistributive outcomes; nor do the individual characteristics of the median voter appear to mediate the effects of turnout and inequality measured at the state level. Thus I find no support for the contention that turnout affects government spending via increasing the political representation of the poor. In contrast to cross‐national findings, across US states the income of the median voter is not strongly affected by turnout, but rather by other state characteristics.

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Estimates of Union Density by State

Cited by 116 publications

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Do localization economies derive from human capital externalities?

Do localization economies derive from human capital externalities?

Health insurance coverage and the macroeconomy

Does Median Voter Income Matter? The Effects of Inequality and Turnout on Government Spending

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