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Volume 115 Issue 500 (January 2005)

The Rise and Fall of Unionised Labour Markets: A Political Economy Approach

Woojin Lee, John E. Roemer

 Readers are advised to read the article to see details of the variables and their construction. The current file provides brief description of each variable in the data set.

Variable Description
country Country Name
idn Country code
year Year
dentot Total Union density
unadjcov Unadjusted Union coverage
unemp OECD standardized unemployment rate
dsgini Deiniger-Squire Gini coefficient
p1564 Total population from 15 to 64 years, in millions
rgdpc Real GDP per capita in constant dollars using the chain index
open Trade openness
left Leftist party strength
sifam Total benefit expenditure relating to Social Insurance and Assimilated Schemes and Family Allowance programs as a percentage of GDP
sben Total social security benefit expenditure as a percentage of GDP
unben Total unemployment benefit as a percentage of GDP
lcum Leftist party strength, cumulative score
pold Total population 65 years and over as a percentage of total population
pyoung Total population under 15 years as percentage of total population
pop Total population, in millions
milanofpigini Milanovic factor income Gini coefficient
milanogigini Milanovic gross income Gini coefficient
milanodigini Milanovic disposable income Gini coefficient
apdsgini Adjusted Deininger Squire Gini coefficient
lisdigini LIS disposable income Gini coefficient
lisgigini LIS gross income Gini coefficient

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