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wages of less skilled natives and a small positive effecton the wages of high skilledworkers as new immigrants are less …
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start with a graphic tour through the mechanics ofgeneral equilibrium theory on trade and wages. This provides a set of …
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ability has a stronger impact on entrepreneurial incomes than on wages. Entrepreneurs and employees benefit from different … sets of specific abilities: Language and clerical abilities have a stronger impact on wages, whereas mathematical, social …
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In this paper we derive a structural measure for labor market density based on the Ellison and Glasear (1997) "Index for industry concentration". This labor market density measure serves as a proxy for the number of workers that can reach a certain work area within a reasonal amount of traveling...
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deterioration in the relative wages of unskilled workers.This involves a model of North-Northintegration through either increased …
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We depart from the trade and wages literature and its emphasis on North-South trade, examining North-North by … developing the basic linkages between trade-based integration and relative wages in an Ethier-type division of labor model. Using … this model we identify a formal relationship between international trade, productivity, and wages. We then examine the …
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In this paper I analyse the use and compensation of fixed-term and on-call employment contracts in the Netherlands. I …-ante unable to fully observe a worker's ability and results in lower wages. Using a combination of propensity score and … Mahalanobis matching I analyse wage differentials and find that on-call workers receive compensation for providing quantity …
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We investigate the major choice of college graduates where we make choice dependent on expected initial wages and … expected real wage growth and expected initial wages across majors. Furthermore, the differences in these expectations appear …
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