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increases from the tradable to the non-tradable sector and to cause real wages to increase beyond productivity increases. Panel …
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The vast literature on the effects of immigration on wages and employment is plagued by likely endogeneity and … unemployment and wages in aggregate analysis. We do find, however, evidence of distributional effects when accounting for human …
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and the offshoring of tasks. At the firm-level, exporting leads to higher wages and employment, while offshoring of … production tasks reduces the wages paid to unskilled workers as well as their domestic employment. At the aggregate level, trade … firms restrict employment to keep wages low, resulting in too many firms that are on average too small. Offshoring on the …
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We structurally estimate an equilibrium search model using German administrative data and use this for counterfactual analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with worker and firm heterogeneity does not restrict the sign of employment effects a priori and allows for different job offer...
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Using a multi-dimensional measure of occupational mismatch, we report distinct gender differences in match quality and changes in match quality over the course of careers. A substantial portion of the gender wage gap stems from match quality differences among more educated individuals....
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, we observe interesting patterns in the skill composition, employment opportunities and wages for migrants to the …
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altruistic managers may offer lower wages and nevertheless build up better social-exchange relationships with their employees …
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The paper scrutinizes the role of wages and capital flows for competitiveness in the new EU member states in the …
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By using a model of trade union behaviour Grüner (2010) argues that the introduction of the European Monetary Union (EMU) led to lower wage growth and lower unemployment in participating countries. Following Grüner's model, monetary centralization lets the central bank react less flexibly to...
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Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life. To test...
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