We survey and summarize recent literature on labor unions in political economy. While labor
unions have been a long-standing subject of study in labor and macroeconomics, until …

This paper shows that immigration positively affected the emergence of organized labor in
the United States. I digitize archival data to construct the first county-level dataset on …

This paper shows how to remove attenuation bias in regression analyses due to
measurement error in historical data for a given variable of interest by using a secondary …

We study the dynamics of capital accumulation, income inequality, capital concentration,
and voting up to 1914. Based on new panel data for Prussian regions, we re-evaluate the …

This paper tests if a strong labor movement leads to fewer industrial conflicts. The focus is on
Sweden between the first general election in 1919 and the famous Saltsjöbaden Agreement …

Conventional economic theories cannot fully explain the timing, duration, and size of the
American Baby Boom. I propose a new explanation: the rise of the labor movement. Union …

To better understand the historical gender wage gap, we investigate the wages of Swedish
compositors circa 1900 using a rich data set of matched employer-employee information …

Production and service companies in the United States are challenged with hiring qualified
talent to fill technical positions. With the continuous threat of seasoned older technical …

Organizing Collective Action: Labor Strife in the US in the 1880s Page 1 Organizing Collective
Action: Labor Strife in the US in the 1880s Luca Bittarello* Northwestern University First …

We study the dynamics of capital accumulation, income inequality, capital concentration,
and voting up to 1914. Based on new panel data for Prussian regions, we re-evaluate the …