The Effects of Right-to-Work Legislation: A Case Study on Wisconsin
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Author(s)
Winklosky, Alexander
Date Issued
April 10, 2023
Abstract
This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the impact of right-to-work legislation on several economic outcomes, including union membership, union coverage, per capita personal income, unemployment, and real GDP, in the state of Wisconsin compared to the neighboring state of Minnesota. The author uses state and county-level panel data drawn from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis for the years 2010 to 2021 and 1989 to 2021 to investigate the impact of right-to-work on economic outcomes. The empirical analysis reveals an economically meaningful and statistically adverse effect of right-to-work adoption on union membership, union coverage, and per capita personal income. The empirical analysis also reveals an economically meaningful and statistically favorable effect of right-to-work adoption on unemployment.
Major
Economics
Honors
Business and Economics, 2023
First Reader(s)
Bianco, Timothy P.
Other Reader(s)
Finaret, Chris
Department
Business and Economics
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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