Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/267422 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15685
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Over the past decade, organized labor has played a significant role in advocating for minimum wage increases. In this paper, we investigate the effects of minimum wage increases on union membership among individuals in minimum wage intensive industries. Consistent with a "freeriding" hypothesis, we find that minimum wage increases predict declines in union membership among low-skilled's most direct beneficiaries. We find no evidence of a change in union membership among high-skilled workers in these industries.
Subjects: 
political economy
social choice
minimum wage
unionization
JEL: 
D71
D78
P16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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