JEL classification

Journal of Economic Literature Classification (10799)

J - Labor and Demographic Economics (1995)

J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining (164)

J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects (74) Year LSE creators Item Type Departments File available

Article

Addison, John T., Portugal, Pedro, de Almeida Vilares, Hugo (2023). Union membership density and wages: the role of worker, firm, and job-title heterogeneity. Journal of Econometrics, 233(2), 612 - 632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.12.002 picture_as_pdf

Adereth, Maya (2026). Organizational forms and welfare coalitions: corporate law and the movement for social insurance in the US and UK. British Journal of Sociology, 77(1), 90 - 102. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.70041 picture_as_pdf

Agrawal, Ashwini (2012). Corporate governance objectives of labor union shareholders: evidence from proxy voting. Review of Financial Studies, 25(1), 187-226. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhr081

Blanchflower, David G., Bryson, Alex (2010). The wage impact of trade unions in the UK public and private sectors. Economica, 77(305), 92-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00726.x

Blanden, Jo, Machin, Steve, Van Reenen, John (2006). Have unions turned the corner? New evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 44(2), 169-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00493.x

Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen (2003). Cross-generation correlations of union status for young people in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 41(3), 391-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00279

Boudreau, Laura, Macchiavello, Rocco, Minni, Virginia, Tanaka, Mari (2025). Leaders in social movements: evidence from unions in Myanmar. American Economic Review, 115(6), 1975 - 2000. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20230758 picture_as_pdf

Bryson, Alex, Cappellari, Lorenzo, Lucifora, Claudio (2010). Why so unhappy?: the effects of unionization on job satisfaction. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 72(3), 357-380. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2010.00587.x

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Laroche, Patrice (2011). Evolution or revolution? The impact of unions on workplace performance in Britain and France. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 17(2), 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680111400907

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael (2005). Why have workers stopped joining unions? The rise in never-membership in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 43(1), 67 - 92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00345.x

Fitzenberger, Bernd, Kohn, Karsten, Lembcke, Alexander (2013). Union density and varieties of coverage: the anatomy of union wage effects in Germany. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 66(1), 169-197.

Hoepner, Martin, Di Carlo, Donato, Hassel, Anke (2025). Shielding competitiveness: Germany's wage policy during the inflation shock years in comparative perspective. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 30(3), 299 - 317. https://doi.org/10.1177/10242589241300114 picture_as_pdf

Layard, Richard, Nickell, S. (1990). Is unemployment lower if unions bargain over employment? Quarterly Journal of Economics, 105(3), 773-787. https://doi.org/10.2307/2937898

Lucifora, Claudio, McKnight, Abigail, Salverda, Weimer (2005). Low-wage employment in Europe: a review of the evidence. Socio-Economic Review, 3(2), 259-292. https://doi.org/10.1093/SER/mwi011

Machin, Stephen (2025). Real wage and productivity stagnation. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 41(1), 105 - 119. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/graf013 picture_as_pdf

Machin, Stephen (2024). Wage controversies: real wage stagnation, inequality and labour market institutions. LSE Public Policy Review, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.31389/lseppr.103 picture_as_pdf

Magda, Iga, Marsden, David, Moriconi, Simone (2016). Lower coverage but stronger unions? Institutional changes and union wage premia in Central Europe. Journal of Comparative Economics, 44(3), 638-656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2015.08.001

Mejía, Daniel, Uribe, María José (2011). Is violence against union members in Colombia systematic and targeted? Economía, 12(1), 119 - 154. https://doi.org/10.1353/eco.2011.0013 picture_as_pdf

Willman, Paul, Bryson, Alex, Kretschmer, Tobias, Gomez, Rafael (2013). The comparative advantage of non-union voice in Britain, 1980-2004. Industrial Relations: a Journal of Economy and Society, 52(S1), 194-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12001

Žarković Rakić, Jelena, Krstić, Gorana, Oruč, Nermin, Bartlett, Will (2019). Income inequality in transition economies: a comparative analysis Of Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. Economic Annals, 64(223), 39 - 60. https://doi.org/10.2298/EKA1923039Z

Chapter

Ashwin, Sarah (2000). International labour solidarity after the Cold War. In Cohen, R. & Rai, S. M. (Eds.), Global Social Movements (pp. 101-116). Athlone Press.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John (2011). Trade unions. In Gregg, P. & Wadsworth, J. (Eds.), The Labour Market in Winter: the State of Working Britain (pp. 255-271). Oxford University Press.

Online resource

Wilson, Kevin (2018). The Ford sewing machinists strike and the history of the struggle for equal pay. picture_as_pdf

Working paper

Addison, John T., Bryson, Alex, Teixeira, Paulino, Pahnke, André (2010). Slip sliding away: further union decline in Germany and Britain. (CEP discussion paper 971). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Addison, John T., Bryson, Alex, Teixeira, Paulino, Pahnke, André (2010). Slip sliding away: further union decline in Germany and Britain. (IZA discussion paper 4760). The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

Bassier, Ihsaan (2022). Collective bargaining and spillovers in local labor markets. (CEP Discussion Papers 1895). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf

Belfield, Richard, Marsden, David (2004). Unions, performance-related pay and procedural justice: the case of classroom teachers. London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Blanchflower, David G., Bryson, Alex (2008). Union decline in Britain. (CEPDP 864). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Blanchflower, David G., Bryson, Alex (2004). The union wage premium in the US and the UK. (CEPDP 612). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Blanchflower, David G., Bryson, Alex, Forth, John (2006). Workplace industrial relations in Britain, 1980-2004. (Discussion paper series 2518). Institute for the Study of Labor.

Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen (2002). Cross-generation correlations of union status for young people in Britain. (CEPDP 553). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John (2005). New survey evidence on recent changes in UK union recognition. (CEP Discussion Papers 685). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex (2001). Union effects on managerial and employee perceptions of employee relations in Britain. (CEPDP 494). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Cappellari, Lorenzo, Lucifora, Claudio (2003). Does union membership really reduce job satisfaction? (CEPDP 569). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Dale-Olsen, Harald (2008). A tale of two countries: unions, closures and growth in Britain and Norway. (CEPDP 867). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Dale-Olsen, Harald, Barth, Erling (2009). How does innovation affect worker well-being? (CEP discussion paper 953). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Dale-Olsen, Harald, Barth, Erling (2009). How does innovation affect worker well-being? (NIESR discussion paper 348). The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Laroche, Patrice (2009). Unions and workplace performance in Britain and France. (CEP Discussion Paper 920). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B. (2006). What voice do British workers want? (CEP Discussion Paper 731). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael (2003). Why have workers stopped joining unions? (CEPDP 589). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael, Gunderson, Morley, Meltz, Noah (2002). Youth-adult differences in the demand for unionisation: are American, British, and Canadian workers all that different? (CEPDP 515). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael, Gunderson, Morley, Meltz, Noah (2002). Youth-adult differences in the demand for unionization are American, British and Canadian workers all that different? (Discussion Papers 0515). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael, Kretschmer, Tobias (2005). Catching a wave: the adoption of voice and high commitment workplace practices in Britain: 1984-1998. (CEPDP 676). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael, Kretschmer, Tobias, Willman, P. (2009). Employee voice and private sector workplace outcomes in Britain, 1980-2004. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP0924). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael, Willman, Paul (2008). Trading places: employers, unions and the manufacture of voice. (CEP Discussion Paper 884). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, White, Michael (2013). Not so dissatisfied after all? The impact of union coverage on job satisfaction. (NIESR Discussion Paper 412). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Bryson, Alex, White, Michael (2014). Not so dissatisfied after all? The impact of union coverage on job satisfaction. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1271). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Bryson, Alex, White, Michael (2006). Unions, within-workplace job cuts and job security guarantees. (CEPDP 733). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Charlwood, Andy (2001). Influences on trade union organising effectiveness in Great Britain. (CEPDP 504). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Charlwood, Andy (2001). Why do non-union employees want to unionise? Evidence from Britain. (CEPDP 498). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Ebell, Monique, Ritschl, Albrecht (2008). Real origins of the great depression: monopoly power, unions and the American business cycle in the 1920s. (CEPDP 876). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Fernie, Sue, Gray, Helen (2002). It's a family affair: the effect of union recognition and human resource management on the provision of equal opportunities in the UK. (CEPDP 525). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Fitzenberger, Bernd, Kohn, Karsten, Lembcke, Alexander (2008). Union density and varieties of coverage: the anatomy of union wage effects in Germany. (CEPDP 859). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Godard, John, Frege, Carola M. (2010). Union decline, alternative forms of representation, and workplace authority relations in the United States. The Authors.

Gomez, Rafael, Bryson, Alex, Kretschmer, Tobias, Willman, Paul (2009). Employee voice and private sector workplace outcomes in Britain, 1980-2004. (NIESR Discussion Paper 329). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Gomez, Rafael, Tzioumis, Konstantinos (2006). What do unions do to executive compensation? (CEPDP CEPDP0720). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Gospel, Howard, Willman, Paul (2004). Comparatively open: statutory information disclosure for consultation and bargaining in Germany, France and the UK. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP0615). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf

Haile, Getinet, Bryson, Alex, White, Michael (2012). Heterogeneity in union status and employee wellbeing: some new evidence from linked employer-employee data. Institute for the Study of Labor.

Haile, Getinet Astatike, Bryson, Alex, White, Michael (2014). Spillover effects of unionisation on non-members' well-being. (IZA discussion paper 8361). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

Knight-Turvey, Neal, Neal, Andrew, West, Michael A., Dawson, Jeremy (2004). The impact of an innovative human resource function on firm performance: the moderating role of financing strategy. (CEPDP 630). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Kohn, Karsten, Lembcke, Alexander (2007). Wage distributions by bargaining regime: linked employer-employee data evidence from Germany. (CEPDP 813). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Machin, Stephen, Wood, Stephen (2004). Looking for HRM/union substitution: evidence from British workplaces. (CEPDP 605). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Magda, Iga, Marsden, David, Moriconi, Simone (2009). Collective agreements, wages and restructuring in transition. (CEP Discussion Paper 959). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Manacorda, Marco, Gagliarducci, Stefano (2016). Politics in the family: Nepotism and the hiring decisionsof Italian firms. (CEP Discussion Paper 1422). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Molina Ogeda, Pedro, Ornelas, Emanuel, Soares, Rodrigo R. (2021). Labor unions and the electoral consequences of trade liberalization. (CEP Discussion Papers 1816). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf

Monastiriotis, Vassilis (2002). Union retreat and regional economic performance: the UK in the 1990s. (LSE research papers in environmental and spatial analysis 77). Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Monastiriotis, Vassilis, Asteriou, Dimitrios (2001). Trade unionism and growth: a panel data study. Department of Economics, University of Reading.

Murphy, Richard (2019). Why unions survive: understanding how unions overcome the free-rider problem. (CEP Discussion Papers 1625). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf

Rudanko, Leena, Krusell, Per (2015). Unions in a frictional labor market. (CFM discussion paper series CFM-DP2015-31). Centre For Macroeconomics.

White, Michael, Bryson, Alex (2006). Unions, job reductions and job security guarantees: the experience of British employees. (CEPDP 745). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Willman, Paul, Bryson, Alex (2006). Accounting for collective action: resource acquisition and mobilization in British unions. (CEPDP 768). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Willman, Paul, Bryson, Alex (2007). Union organization in Great Britain. (CEPDP 774). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Willman, Paul, Bryson, Alex, Gomez, Rafael (2003). Why do voice regimes differ? (CEPDP 591). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

de Almeida Vilares, Hugo, Reis, Hugo (2022). Who's got the power? Wage determination and its resilience in the Great Recession. (CEP Discussion Papers 1885). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf