The Effect of Labor Relations Laws on Unionization Rates within the Labor Force: Evidence from the Canadian Provinces
研究了加拿大各省劳动关系法对工会化率的影响，发现法律改革对缓解劳动力市场不平等的作用有限，不同教育或职业群体的工会化率差异较小。
We examine the potential of labor‐relations reforms to address wage inequality by relating an index of the favorableness to unions of Canadian provincial labor‐relations laws to changes in industry, occupation, education, and gender‐specific provincial unionization rates. While we find some evidence of larger unionization gains among high‐school–educated workers, the differences across groups are small and in some cases suggest larger gains among professionals. Overall, the results suggest a limited potential for reforms in labor‐relations laws to mitigate growing labor‐market inequality.