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 …

start with a graphic tour through the mechanics ofgeneral equilibrium theory on trade and wages. This provides a set of …

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 …

wages of less skilled natives and a small positive effecton the wages of high skilledworkers as new immigrants are less …

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 … generates a higher income, but only for entrepreneurs: This finding supports Lazear's Jack-of-all-Trades theory. …