This paper explores the evolution of the average wage of employees over the life-cycle of a manufacturing plant. The … average wage starts out low for a new plant and increases along with labor productivity as the plant ages. As a plant … approaches exit, its average wage falls, but more slowly than it rises in the case of growing plants. Moreover, the average wage …

wage rigidity in Germany. Using three data sets for Germany, two for Britain and one for the United States, I simulate the … change in relative wage rigidity (wage compression) in all three countries during the early and mid 1990s, this being the … wage compression (relative wage rigidity), whereas Britain and the US experienced wage decompression. This evidence is …

. Simultaneously, the development of services and the integration into global value chains have changed the composition of employment … same time, regional differences in labour market performance have grown. Raising the low employment rate of women with …

the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and …

nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace …. Despite long working hours, labour utilisation is only average due to structurally low employment rates, particularly at both … ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …

depend on ensuring the best use of Slovenian workers. This implies keeping older and experience workers longer in employment … to realise their productivity and wage potential. This requires a greater role for social partners in securing individual …

the level of other Nordics. Easing employment regulations and allowing more flexible wage setting would increase both …Employment fosters equity and economic inclusiveness because those out of work face the highest risk of poverty, and it … lower hurdles to employment, which are high for the low-skilled. Policies to speed up tertiary graduation, improve work …