Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10620/17279
Longitudinal Study: HILDA
Title: Union Wage Effects in Australia: Evidence from Panel Data
Authors: Waddoups, C 
Cai, L 
Institution: Centre for Economic Policy Research, the Australian National University
Publication Date: Jun-2007
Pages: 37
Keywords: fixed effects models
panel data
union wage effects
Abstract: Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, our research indicates that unobserved heterogeneity substantially biases cross-sectional estimates of union wage effects upward for both males and females. Estimates of the union wage premium for male workers between the ages of 25 and 64 fall from 8.7 percent to 5.2 percent after controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. For females aged 25 to 63 the estimated 4.0 percent cross-sectional union wage premium falls to 1.9 once unobserved heterogeneity is controlled for. Our results also indicate positive sorting by unobserved skills into union membership, especially among low skilled male and female workers. There is also evidence of negative sorting into unions among the most highly skilled.
URL: https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/assets/documents/hilda-bibliography/working-discussion-research-papers/2008/Cai_etal_Union_Wage_Effects_in_Australia.pdf
ISBN: ISSN: 1442-8636 ISBN: 978 1 921262 61 6
Research collection: Reports and technical papers
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