Table 3
The effects of alternative dispute resolution procedures on public employee wages
| Pooled cross sections 1960–2010 | Fixed effects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Panel A. All public employees, relative to mediation | ||||
| Fact-finding | -1.77% | -1.43% | -2.66% | -2.28% |
| Binding interest arbitration | 3.38% | 2.54% | 4.00% | 3.04% |
| Right to strike | 8.57% | 5.38% | 5.16% | 0.94% |
| State control added | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time control added | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Observations | 1,633,501 | |||
| Panel B. Public employees covered by a law with a duty to bargain, relative to mediation | ||||
| Fact-finding | -4.29% | -2.39% | -4.55% | -2.46% |
| Binding interest arbitration | 0.06%* | -0.35%* | 0.76% | 0.35% |
| Right to strike | 4.44% | 1.56% | 4.57% | 1.30% |
| State control added | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Time control added | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Observations | 1,016,555 | |||
*Every figure in the table is statistically significant at the .01 level except for these figures, which are statistically significant at .05
Note: The dependent variable is the log of annual wages. The 1% individual weighted sample is restricted to full-time employees of state and local government who worked for a full year in the year prior to the sample.
Source: Public Use Microdata Sample of the U.S. Census for 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 and American Community Survey for 2010 (Ruggles et al. 2010) and NBER Collective Bargaining Law Data (Valletta and Freeman 1988)
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