an increasing share of available income, while low-skilled workers have seen an absolute decline in real wages. How and … escalation of high-skill wages. This collection brings together innovative new ideas and data sources in order to provide more … on U.S. wages. This timely volume offers a thorough appraisal of the wage distribution predicament, examining the …

paid at least the wages and benefits that are "prevailing" for similar work in or near the locality in which the project is … located, have been the focus of an extensive policy debate. We find that the relative wages of construction workers decline …

of monopsony. We use an exogenous change in wages at Veterans Affairs hospitals as a natural experiment to investigate … responded to the VA wage change by changing their own wages …

bargaining power of workers, leading to lower average wages. A key insight is that employers credibly refuse to pay high wages to … individual bargaining power, such as under a collective bargaining agreement or in markets with posted wages, greater … transparency has a muted impact on average wages. We test these predictions by evaluating the roll-out of U.S. state legislation …

-commerce firm's fulfillment centers reduces traditional retail workers' income in geographically proximate counties by 2.4%. Wages …

The entry of married women into the labor force and the rise in women's relative wages are amongst the most notable … discontinued growth in female labor supply and wages since the 1990s is a consequence of growing inequality. Our hypothesis is that … their participation and wages. We show that the slowdown in participation and wage growth was concentrated among women …

Using panel data from 23 OECD countries, I document that wages grow more over the life-cycle in countries where job …