When Unionization Disappears: State-Level Unionization and Working Poverty in the United States

American Sociological Review

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 872-896

  Brady, David ^a   Baker, Regina S ^a   Finnigan, Ryan ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

institutions; labor markets; poverty; unionization; working poverty

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LOGIT ANALYSIS; POVERTY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884867638     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122413501859     Document Type: Article

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