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I did however say "many countries" not Europe as a whole. Since there's vast differences both in unionization and recent economic developments. There's clear an

by jahaja 7y ago

I did however say "many countries" not Europe as a whole. Since there's vast differences both in unionization and recent economic developments. There's clear and obvious reasons why for example Greece is where they are. I mean, if unionization (and in the end high labour costs) really significantly hurt the economy and employment numbers it would be trivial to see through comparisons and we would already empirically know it.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago
Hmm. Say, the US, Canada, and western Europe, on a scatterplot that shows unemployment rate vs union membership rate. Anybody got that data somewhere? Best I could find: Union rates: France 8.8%, Germany 16.5%, UK 23.4%, US 10.1%. Unemployment: France 8.9%, Germany 3.3%, UK 3.8%, US 3.5%. I must admit, that doesn't look much like correlation.