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The impact of strikes in higher education institutions remains understudied. This paper investigates the impact of education strikes in UK universities from 2018 to 2022, primarily due to pension disputes. Using data from the Guardian University Guide and the UK's Research Excellence Frameworks and leveraging a difference-in-differences approach, our findings suggest significant declines in several student-related outcomes, such as student satisfaction, and a more mixed picture for student attainment and research performance. These results highlight the substantial, albeit indirect, cost unions can impose on university employers during strikes.
Author(s): Braakmann N, Eberth B
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
Year: 2025
Pages: epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 24/03/2025
Acceptance date: 13/03/2025
Date deposited: 12/03/2025
ISSN (print): 0019-8676
ISSN (electronic): 1472-9296
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12392
DOI: 10.1111/irel.12392
Data Access Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request
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