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All-Star or Benchwarmer? Relative Age, Cohort Size and Career Success in the NHL
Bryson, Alex; Gomez, Rafael; Zhang, Tingting - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2015
We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as … would suggest. Second, career effects differ by relative age. Those born in early calendar months (January to April) are … more likely to make it into the NHL, but display significantly lower performance across all birth cohorts than later …
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A Question of Degree: The Effects of Degree Class on Labor Market Outcomes
Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
How does measured performance at university affect labor market outcomes? We show that degree class - a coarse measure … of student performance used in the UK - causally affects graduates' industry and hence expected wages. To control for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146148
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The Boom in Postgraduate Education and Its Impact on Wage Inequality
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011
Growing numbers of university students in Britain and the United States are staying on after their first degrees to invest in a postgraduate qualification. Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin document this trend and assess the impact on wage inequality - among graduates and across the labour force...
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Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011
This paper considers what has hitherto been a relatively neglected subject in the wage inequality literature, albeit one that has been becoming more important over time, namely the role played by increases in postgraduate education. We document increases in the number of workers with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293677
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Has job polarisation squeezed the American middle class?
Boehm, Michael - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
Job polarisation has had strong effects on US workers' relative wages, according to research by Michael Boehm. His study examines whether the decline in manufacturing and clerical jobs has been responsible for the lagging wages of middle-skill workers in the United States. Comparing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010721427
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Has Job Polarization Squeezed the Middle Class? Evidence from the Allocation of Talents
Boehm, Michael J. - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
Over the last two decades, earnings in the United States increased at the top and at the bottom of the wage distribution but not in the middle - the intensely debated middle class squeeze. At the same time there was a substantial decline of employment in middle-skill production and clerical...
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Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay?
Bryson, Alex; Böckerman, Petri; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011
Using nationally representative survey data for Finnish employees linked to register data on their wages and work histories we find wage effects of high involvement management (HIM) practices are generally positive and significant. However, employees with better wage and work histories are more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854565
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In brief: University exam results matter
Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
As thousands of undergraduates across the UK take their exams, a study by Andy Feng and Georg Graetz reveals the importance of the results for subsequent earnings - specifically the value of a First compared with an Upper Second and the difference between an Upper Second and a Lower Second.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010671184
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Why Are Migrants Paid More?
Bryson, Alex; Rossi, Giambattista; Simmons, Rob - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
status of migrant workers. This superstar effect is also apparent in migrant effects on firm performance. But the wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010535361
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The Gender Gap in Early Career Wage Growth
Manning, Alan; Swaffield, Joanna - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2005
market entry, there is a gender wage gap of almost 25 log points. This paper explores the reason for this gender gap in early-career …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005510458