Estimating public and private sectors' union wage effects in Ghana: is there a disparity?

IF 1.9 Q2 ECONOMICS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2023-12-25 DOI:10.1108/ijse-01-2023-0045

John Owusu-Afriyie, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, William Baah-Boateng

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Abstract

Purpose

This study seeks to estimate union wage effect in the public and private sectors of Ghana, respectively. It also seeks to ascertain whether the union wage effect in the two sectors varies.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors use data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (GLSS 6, 2012/2013) and Ghana Labour Force Survey (GLFS, 2015). In terms of estimation technique, the authors employ the Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition technique to estimate union wage effect in public and private sectors, respectively.

Findings

The findings indicate that union wage effect in the public sector is positive and higher relative to that of the private sector.

Practical implications

The findings imply that strict enforcement of Section 82 of Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) will curb the political influence of public sector unions over their employer (Government).

Originality/value

This research paper has not been presented to any journal for publication and it is the authors' original work.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-01-2023-0045

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估算加纳公共部门和私营部门的工会工资效应：是否存在差异？

本研究旨在估算加纳公共部门和私营部门的工会工资效应。作者使用的数据来自加纳生活水平调查 6（GLSS 6，2012/2013 年）和加纳劳动力调查（GLFS，2015 年）。在估算技术方面，作者采用布林德-瓦哈卡分解技术分别估算了公共部门和私营部门的工会工资效应。实践意义研究结果表明，严格执行《2003 年劳动法》（第 651 号法案）第 82 条将会抑制公共部门工会对其雇主（政府）的政治影响力。原创性/价值本文未在任何期刊上发表，是作者的原创作品。同行评议本文的同行评议记录可在以下网址查阅：https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-01-2023-0045。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Social Economics publishes original and peer-reviewed theoretical and empirical research in the field of social economics. Its focus is on the examination and analysis of the interaction between economic activity, individuals and communities. Social economics focuses on the relationship between social action and economies, and examines how social and ethical norms influence the behaviour of economic agents. It is inescapably normative and focuses on needs, rather than wants or preferences, and considers the wellbeing of individuals in communities: it accepts the possibility of a common good rather than conceiving of communities as merely aggregates of individual preferences and the problems of economics as coordinating those preferences. Therefore, contributions are invited which analyse and discuss well-being, welfare, the nature of the good society, governance and social policy, social and economic justice, social and individual economic motivation, and the associated normative and ethical implications of these as they express themselves in, for example, issues concerning the environment, labour and work, education, the role of families and women, inequality and poverty, health and human development.