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period 1968-1991. We find that the effects of changes in the wage structure on women's wages have varied over time and have …'s relative wage gains, as compared to 1974. At this time, women gained in relative wages mainly because discrimination was …
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there exist an equilibrium where all firms negotiate wages. Generally, we find that a tight labor market favors bargaining … are more productive, suggesting a reason why wages are more often negotiated for highly paid jobs. …
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This paper studies effects of unemployment and labour market programmes on real wages in the Czech and Slovak Republics … programme exert upward pressure on real wages in Slovakia. When accounting for effects from adjacent districts, a positive …
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Are there any differences in how men and women fare from unemployment in terms of the wages they receive on a new job … experience unemployment will suffer a reduction of subsequent wages while no such effect could be found for women. These findings …
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Recent analyses of wage bargaining has emphasized the distinction between insiders and outsiders, yet one typically assumes that insiders and recently hired outsiders are paid the same wage. We consider a model where the starting wage for outsiders may be lower that the insider wage, but...
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This paper is concerned with the labor market experience of Swedish youths during the 1980s and the 1990s. The first objective is to portray early economic attainment among young Swedes. The second objective of the paper is to examine the impact of labor market programs on youth employment. We...
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by a period of sharp deflation where nominal wages and prices fell by 30 percent and unemployment increased from 5 to 30 … development during the interwar years. By and large, the answer is a qualified yes. Industry wages were responsive to industry … downward impact on wages. There is evidence that reductions in working time added to wage pressure; yet estimates of labor …
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In this paper we allude to a novel role played by the non-linear income tax system in the presence of adverse selection in the labor market due to asymmetric information between workers and firms. We show that an appropriate choice of the tax schedule enables the government to affect the wage...
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