www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... We find that the introduction of collective bargaining rights significantly increases the number of civilians killed by police, particularly among non-White civilians, while having limited effects on officer safety. 1/?
Collective Bargaining Rights, Policing, and Civilian Deaths(August 2026) - Using an event-study design, we examine whether states' introduction of duty-to-bargain requirements for police unions led to meaningful changes in civilians killed by law enforcement....www.aeaweb.org