Average wages are considerably lower in agriculture than in the other sectors. We document this fact for thirteen …

How skills acquired in vocational education and training (VET) affect wages and employment is not clear. We develop and … wages. We find that firms value cognitive skills on average almost twice as much as interpersonal and manual skills, and … they prize complementarity in cognitive and interpersonal skills. The average return to VET skills in hourly wages is 9 …

Common wisdom holds that the introduction of a non-binding minimum wage is irrelevant for actual wages and employment …. Empirical and experimental research, however, has shown that the introduction of a minimum wage can raise even those wages that … bargaining models between unions and firms. While the Nash bargaining solution is unaffected by minimum wages below initially …

models, in which “unwarranted” wages changes and the return on capital are endogenously determined, do not necessarily …

native male workers in Austria. I find that immigration has heterogeneous effects on wages, differing by type of work as well … most workers. Overall it seems that most of potentially adverse effects of immigration on natives' wages are offset by …Using detailed micro data on earnings and employment, I analyze the effects of immigration on the wage distribution of …

across-the-border work is likely to be more common. There is no robust evidence on an impact on employment or wages. At least …