John H. Pencavel

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The Role of Labor Unions in Fostering Economic Development

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining in Developing Economies

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 May 1998
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Productivity of Working Hours

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8129
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 26 Apr 2014
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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working hours, output, productivity, women workers

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Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Governance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6932
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Oct 2012
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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worker cooperatives, comparative efficiency, viability

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Income Mobility of Individuals in China and the United States

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Income Mobility of Individuals in China and the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2003
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 13 Mar 2006
Niny Khor and John H. Pencavel
Stanford University and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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income inequality, income mobility, China, United States

Income Mobility of Individuals in China and the United States

Economics of Transition, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 417-458, July 2006
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Jun 2006
Niny Khor and John H. Pencavel
Stanford University and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain

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The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 16 Aug 2003
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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Unions, Britain

The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain

NBER Working Paper No. w9564
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Mar 2003 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2021
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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Evolution of Income Mobility in the People’s Republic of China: 1991-2002

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 204
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Jul 2010
Niny Khor and John H. Pencavel
Asian Development Bank and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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PRC, income inequality, income mobility, urban-rural divide

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Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms

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Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2188
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Jul 2006
John H. Pencavel, Luigi Pistaferri and Fabiano Schivardi
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University and Luiss Guido Carli - Department of Economics and Finance
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worker-owned firms, capitalist firms, wages, employment, capital

Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2006
Posted: 14 May 2011
John H. Pencavel, Luigi Pistaferri and Fabiano Schivardi
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University and Luiss Guido Carli - Department of Economics and Finance

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Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms

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Regulating Collective Bargaining in Developing Countries: Lessons from Three Developed Countries

Stanford University Working Paper No. 97-025
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Jan 1998
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3660
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Aug 2008
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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trade unions, union density, relative wage effect of unionism, union objectives

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Earnings Inequality and Market Work in Husband-Wife Families

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2235
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Aug 2006
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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earnings inequality, married women's employment-population ratios, hours of

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An Essay on Real Wage Index Numbers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5455
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Jan 2011
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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index numbers, real wages, sliding scale

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Recovery from Work and the Productivity of Working Hours

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Recovery from Work and the Productivity of Working Hours

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10103
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Aug 2016
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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productivity, output, working hours, recovery

Recovery from Work and the Productivity of Working Hours

Economica, Vol. 83, Issue 332, pp. 545-563, 2016
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 12 Sep 2016
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Trade-Off between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives

NBER Working Paper No. w0870
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Jan 2002 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2002
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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Whose Preferences are Revealed in Hours of Work?

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Whose Preferences are Revealed in Hours of Work?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9182
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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working hours, wages, labor supply, labor demand, identification

Whose Preferences are Revealed in Hours of Work?

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 54, Issue 1, pp. 9-24, 2016
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Nov 2015
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Labor Supply of Self-Employed Workers: The Choice of Working Hours in Worker Co-Ops

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8561
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Oct 2014
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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labor supply, hours, worker co-ops

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Earnings Inequality, Labour Supply and Schooling in Husband-Wife Families

Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 83-124, April 2007
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Apr 2007
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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Wage and Employment Determinants Under Trade Unionism: The Internationaltypographical Union

NBER Working Paper No. w0570
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Mar 2001 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2010
J.N. Dertouzos and John H. Pencavel
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Effects of Incomes Policies on the Frequency and Size of Wage Changes

NBER Working Paper No. w0778
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2010
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Changing Size Distribution of U.S. Trade Unions and its Description by Pareto's Distribution

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7232
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 09 Mar 2013
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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trade union membership, public-sector unions, Pareto's distribution

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Book Reviews

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Sep 2003
Ronald Dore, Margarita Estevez Abe, John H. Pencavel, Stephen Pursey, Paul K. Edwards, Mary Logan, John T. Schmitt, Bill Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Bob Hancke, Andy Charlwood and Philip James
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Harvard University - Department of Government, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), International Labour Office, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Center for Economic and Policy Research, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Department of Public & Social Administration, University of Aberdeen - Business School, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and Middlesex University - Business School
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Wage Differentials, Bargaining Protocols, and Trade Unionism in Mid-Twentieth Century American Labor Markets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13175
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Apr 2020
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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income inequality, wage differentials, bargaining, trade unions

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Hours, Employment, and Earnings of American Manufacturing Workers from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14175
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Mar 2021
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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The Performance of Consumers' Cooperatives in America

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13787
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Oct 2020
John H. Pencavel
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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cooperatives, mutual organizations, utilities, medical care, agriculture