Preparatory Work for a Comparative Study of Allocation in Labor Markets

尽管近年来面临着大量失业，但发达工业国家的工会只是偶尔会以罢工或其他劳工行动来回应。以前的政治学研究表明，有组织的劳工对劳动力减少威胁的反应与劳资关系的制度背景有关。具体地说，在资历较高的地方，工会领导人不会被裁员，劳工行动就不那么常见了。相反，经济学研究表明，当普通会员受到保护时，工会对裁员无动于衷。这项研究试图调和这些不同的观点，并发展一个全面而统一的劳工行动的政治经济学理论。具体地说，该奖项旨在为这位才华横溢的年轻研究员进行她提出的创新研究做准备。具体地说，该奖项将用于允许调查员在政治学培训之外增加经济学和计量经济学方面的培训。这种额外的培训将使调查员能够进一步从事已经开始的富有成效的研究工作。完成后，这项研究将增加我们对劳资关系的理解，并为罢工和其他劳工行动的原因提供见解。

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.