"comparability" process determining their wages …

This study addresses the legal principle of "comparability" that ties federal sector wages to wages in the private … the same wages in each sector. Estimates based on data from the 1982 CPS indicate males may have a slight wage advantage …-minimizing federal employer would pay wages no higher than necessary to attract employees and eliminate queues for federal jobs. If the …

compensation than private sector workers, ceteris paribus. With respect to hourly remuneration (wages plus employer contributions … taking jobs in the public sector, either with respect to wages or pension wealth …

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 …

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 …