Preparatory Work for a Comparative Study of Allocation in Labor Markets

尽管近年来面临着大量失业， 发达工业国家的工会只是偶尔才有 以罢工或其他工业行动回应。 先前 政治学的研究表明， 有组织的劳工对劳动力减少的威胁的反应是 与劳资关系的制度背景有关。 具体来说，在资历保护工会领导人不被裁员的情况下， 工业行动较少见。 经济学研究表明， 相比之下，工会对裁员漠不关心， 成员受到保护。 这项研究试图调和这些 不同的观点，并制定一个全面和统一的 工业行动的政治经济学理论 具体来说，这个奖项是为了准备这个有才华的年轻人， 研究人员进行她提出的创新研究。 具体而言，该奖项将用于允许研究者 她在政治学方面的训练， 经济学和计量经济学培训。 这种额外的训练 将使研究者能够进一步追踪生产线 研究已经开始。 当完成这项研究时，我们应该增加对 劳资关系，并提供洞察的原因， 罢工和其他工业行动。

Although faced with massive job losses in recent years, labor unions in advanced industrial countries only occasionally have responded with strikes or other industrial actions. Previous research in Political Science suggests that variations in the responses of organized labor to threats of work force reduction are linked to the institutional context of labor-management relations. Specifically, where seniority protects union leaders from layoffs industrial actions are less common. Research in economics suggests in contrast that unions are indifferent to layoffs when the average member is protected. This research attempts to reconcile these disparate perspectives and to develop a comprehensive and unified political economic theory of industrial action. Specifically, this award is intended to prepare this talented young investigator to conduct the innovative research she proposes. Specifically, the award will be used to allow the investigator to supplement her training in Political Science with additional training in Economics and econometrics. This additional training will enable the investigator to further pursue the productive line of research already begun. When completed this research should increase our understanding of labor-management relations and provide insights into the causes of strikes and other industrial actions.