Public sector unions and public spending

✍ Scribed by Michael L. Marlow; William Orzechowski

• Book ID: 104625800
• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 859 KB
• Volume: 89
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0048-5829
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00114274

✦ Synopsis

This study examines the influence of public sector unions on the expansion of the public sector. Based on public goods theory, our paper models how unions influence the supply of and demand for public sector activities. On the demand side, public sector unions are special interests which advocate public sector expansion to policy makers; on the supply side, they exert pressure to maintain and expand monopoly powers. Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that a positive relationship exists between public sector unionism and public spending.