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4 maj 2018 · Many unions are bracing for an immediate exodus of dues- and fee-payers. In a right-to-work setting, workers have the option to be free riders, receiving the benefits of unionization without paying membership dues or fees.
22 paź 2021 · The cultural and ideological commitment to supporting a union through payment of dues, even though one is not legally required to do so, is important in maintaining union membership even in jurisdictions (like Australia) with unlimited free riding.
31 maj 2022 · The free rider problem is a general term used to describe markets and interactions where the potential for free riding exists. When a market is susceptible to free riding, it can lead to market failure, meaning there will be an inefficient allocation of goods or services in the market.
28 lip 2016 · Summary of the “free rider” problem. Opponents of worker protections says right-to-work laws give non-union members a “free ride” in the workplace, enabling them to benefit from union representation and union-secured benefits without sharing in the cost of negotiating those benefits.
21 maj 2003 · The free rider problem is that the efficient production of important collective goods by free agents is jeopardized by the incentive each agent has not to pay for it: if the supply of the good is inadequate, one’s own action of paying will not make it adequate; if the supply is adequate, one can receive it without paying.
3 lis 2023 · RTW laws result in union decline through combinations of increased free riding and decreased coverage that vary by state and sector. I find RTW laws are associated with a large increase in free riding among private and public sector workers (34% and 46.7%, respectively).
This paper provides evidence for why individuals join unions instead of free-riding. I model membership as legal insurance. To test the model, I use the incidence of news stories concerning allegations against teachers in the UK as a plausibly exogenous shock to demand for such insurance.
