Posted: September 16th, 2017

Comparative Analysis

Household Income and Union Membership

[Length limit: 500+ words]

Some political scientists argue that low income levels and household poverty cause an increase in union membership because poor unhappy workers collide in unions to make credible and strong demands to their government. However, official statistical data for Western countries look like the plot displayed below. The plot shows the relationship between the union membership rate (on the x-axis) and the middle class share of national incomes (on the y-axis) from 1967-2007 across a number.

2a. Discuss the hurdles in establishing a causal relationship between income and union membership in view of Figure 1. Then discuss whether you accept or reject the causal claim some political scientists make.

2b.Discuss other forms of evidence you could use to test the claim that income levels cause union membership.

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