Productivity divergence
State policy, corporate capture and labour power in the USA
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12913679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mildred E Warner (0000-0002-0109-338X, Cornell University, corresponding author), Yuanshuo Xu (0000-0003-1305-8730, Zhejiang University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-68 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-1386 • E-ISSN: 1752-1378 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cjres/rsaa040 |
| OpenAlex | W3127221096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 44 |
What factors explain the divergence between returns to labour and overall productivity across US counties? We model the role of power at the subnational state level: Republican partisan control, corporate lobbying (measured by ALEC-sponsored bills) and labour power (unionisation). We find where state policy is captured by corporate interests, this undermines inclusive growth. Our hierarchical models use 2012 data for county areas in the continental USA and find labour returns are higher in states with more unionisation, but lower in states with Republican control and more corporate penetration of state legislatures. Labour and local government power have limited effect
Control (management · Divergence (linguistics · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Labour economics · Legislature · Management · Political science · Power (physics · Productivity · State (computer science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |