Industrial Relations

Industrial relations has traditionally been concerned with the often conflicting objectives of equity for employees, the efficiency of the production of output, and externalities to the public. This work covers issues about the role of government, unions and firms in the employment relationship. Among the topics covered are: the two faces of unionism, by Richard Freeman and James Medoff; the determinants and extent of UAW pattern bargaining, by John Budd; the effects of unionism on fringe benefits, by Richard Freeman; and relative wages and economic efficiency, by Robert DeFina.