on whether it actually matters for wages, and if it does, what are the underlying mechanisms. We empirically examine … successfully find a job in a competitive market) to potential employers, resulting in lower wages; and 2) there exists a trade …-off between wages and search efficiency for quicker entry into local labor market. We also find some evidence that the informal …

achieved human capital do not significantly influence immigrant wages in Hamamatsu. Instead, ascribed human capital (e ….g., gender, ethnicity) has a much greater impact on immigrant wages in Japan than in the United States. Although the use of … social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …

interpersonal interactions are important determinants of labor-market outcomes, including occupations and wages. We show that … the late 1970s and early 1990s can help explain why women's wages increased more rapidly, while the wages of blacks grew …

lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest …

The purpose of this study is to estimate whether sexual activity is associated with wages, and also to estimate … potential interactions between individuals' characteristics, wages and sexual activity. The central hypothesis behind this …'s set of productive traits that affect wages. Using two stage estimations we examine the relationship between adult sexual …

We propose a simple test that uses information on workers' mobility, wages and firms' profits to identify the sign and … agents' payoffs are increasing in their own types, our test exploits within-firm variation on wages to rank workers by their …

-graduation starting real wages and whether the latter are differently influenced by the reasons behind these discontinuities. We analyse … instruments. Conditional on the levels of schooling and experience, we find a positive effect on wages of temporary schooling …