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Polarization and Rising Wage Inequality: Comparing the U.S. and Germany

Antonczyk, Dirk; DeLeire, Thomas; Fitzenberger, Bernd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper compares trends in wage inequality in the U.S. and Germany using an approach developed by MaCurdy and Mroz (1995) to separate age, time, and cohort effects. Between 1979 and 2004, wage inequality increased strongly in both the U.S. and Germany but there were various country specific...

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Teamwork and Intra-Firm Wage Dispersion among Blue-Collar Workers

Jirjahn, Uwe; Kraft, Kornelius - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using data on a sample of manufacturing establishments in Germany, we find that the use of self-managed teams is associated with increased intra-firm wage inequality between skilled and unskilled blue-collar workers. We also show that moderating factors play an important role. While teamwork...

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Overeducation and Local Labour Markets in Spain

Ramos, Raul; Sanromá, Esteban - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

size of local labour markets and the possibility of extending the job search to other labour markets through commuting are …

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The Employment and Earnings of Migrants in Great Britain

Andrews, Martyn; Clark, Ken; Whittaker, William - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

examine the labour market returns to inter-regional migration in Great Britain. Controlling for endogeneity, heterogeneity and … self-selection, we find substantial long-run wage premiums associated with migration for both males and females who move …

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Immigration and Heterogeneous Labor in Western Germany A Labor Market Classification Based on Nonparametric Estimation

Frölich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration policy in economies with labor market rigidities. In an...

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Migration Externalities in Chinese Cities

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large … be expected from further migration and urbanisation in China. …

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A "Glass-Ceiling" Effect for Immigrants in the Italian Labour Market?

Dell'Aringa, Carlo; Lucifora, Claudio; Pagani, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper investigates earnings differentials between immigrants and natives. We focus on returns and on the (imperfect) international transferability of human capital. Data are drawn from the 2009 Italian Labour Force Survey (LFS). We show that returns to human capital are considerably lower...

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Wage Growth through Job Hopping in China

Ariga, Kenn; Ohtake, Fumio; Sasaki, Masaru; Wu, Zheren - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

differentials essentially disappear. We also find that migration and job mobility are highly selective processes. Our evidence …

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Does Better Pre-Migration Performance Accelerate Immigrants' Wage Assimilation?

Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J.; Toomet, Ott; Hochfellner, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

include a standardized measure of immigrants' pre-migration wage based on occupation, industry, tenure, qualification, and the … partial. A 10% higher pre-migration wage translates into a 1.6% higher wage in Germany when also controlling for educational … market. We also find that wage assimilation is significantly accelerated for immigrants with a higher pre-migration wage. Our …

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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance, and Self-employment Proclivity: A Bi-national Study of Immigrants

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labor force, and the potential policy responses. This paper uses a bi-national survey on immigrant performance to investigate the sorting of individuals into full-time paid-employment and entrepreneurship and their economic success....

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