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This study examines the gender gap in wages of young adults in the late 1970s, mid 1980s, and 2000, in the middle and …, but it is less so for the two minority groups. We confirm significant gender disparities in wages favoring men across … three surveys in the 1970s, 1980s, and 2000 that are unaccounted for. While the unexplained gender gap is evident across the …
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The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. In the Swedish context this question is of great policy relevance due to the high levels of refugee migration and inflow of tied movers. Using Swedish register data...
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American business seems to be infatuated with its workers’ "leadership" skills. Is there such a thing, and is it rewarded in labor markets? Using the Project Talent, NLS72 and High School and Beyond datasets, we show that men who occupied leadership positions in high school earn more as...
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The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...
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This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth …
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This paper proposes a new measure of gender differences in access to jobs based on a job assignment model. This measure … show that the gender difference in the probability of getting a job increases along the wage ladder from 9% to 50%. Females …
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Ukraine, the second largest country in the former Soviet bloc, is facing the challenge of rallying popular support for major structural reforms. As in most developing economies, the "Orange Revolution" government’s success will depend on its ability to keep income distribution within an...
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interaction between rent-sharing and wages on the gender wage gap. The empirical findings show that individual compensation is … be 14 percent and it is insignificantly different between genders. With respect to the overall gender wage gap (on … average women earn 28 percent less than men), the results show that within firms there is no gender discrimination and that 12 …
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lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest …
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We investigate the effects of maternity leave coverage on women’s post-birth wages, job tenure, and labor market attachment. We pay particular attention to unobservable characteristics that are correlated with maternity leave coverage and that affect labor market outcomes. We use a control...
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