1.0Neighborhood Effectshttps://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.orgEileen Norcrosshttps://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/author/eileen-norcross/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/2011/03/16/whats-the-likely-impact-of-wisconsins-change-to-collective-bargaining/">What’s the likely impact of Wisconsin’s change to collective bargaining?</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/2011/03/16/whats-the-likely-impact-of-wisconsins-change-to-collective-bargaining/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“What’s the likely impact of Wisconsin’s change to collective bargaining?” — Neighborhood Effects" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Tom Curry of MSNBC has a piece exploring this question. And it is a good one. The literature shows there are alot of nuances in how public sector unions influence fiscal and budget outcomes. Collective bargaining laws certainly led to rapid unionization. But, what are the effects of these laws on the governments’ books? Analysis […]