Power Law Distributions and the Size Distribution of Strikes

Autor/in	Campolieti, Michele
Titel	Power Law Distributions and the Size Distribution of Strikes
Quelle	In: Sociological Methods & Research, 48 (2019) 3, S.561-587 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-1241
DOI	10.1177/0049124117729709
Schlagwörter	Strikes; Foreign Countries; Unions; Collective Bargaining; Contracts; Costs; Wages; Public Sector; Private Sector; Employees; Statistical Distributions; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strike; Streik; Ausland; Tarifverhandlung; Vertrag; Cost; Kosten; Wage; Löhne; Öffentlicher Sektor; Privater Sektor; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Kanada
Abstract	Using Canadian data from 1976 to 2014, I study the size distribution of strikes with three alternative measures of strike size: the number of workers on strike, strike duration in calendar days, and the number of person calendar days lost to a strike. I use a maximum likelihood framework that provides a way to estimate distributions, evaluate model fit, and also test against alternative distributions. I consider a few theories that can create power law distributions in strike size, such as the joint costs model that posits strike size is inversely proportional to dispute costs. I find that the power law distribution fits the data for the number of lost person calendar days relatively well and is also more appropriate than the lognormal distribution. I also discuss the implications of my findings from a methodological, research, and policy perspective. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01