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On the substitutability between public and private employment

córdoba, Gonzalo F De; Pérez, Javier J; Torres, José L - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 3, pp. 2700-2709

equation that relates wages' ratios with employment ratios. By estimating that expression for a number of OECD countries we …

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Equilibrium wage dispersion and the role of endogenous search effort revisited

Chéron, Arnaud - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 1, pp. 303-311

This paper considers whether extending the on-the-job search model to account for endogenous search effort can help explain the shape of the wage distribution. More precisely, I show that it can be the case that the model generates hump-shaped wage distributions if preferences are non-separable...

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A note on the endogeneity of the pay-performance relationship in professional soccer

Nüesch, Stephan - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 3, pp. 1850-1855

professional soccer, wages seem to buy talent rather than motivation. …

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Do Public Ph.D.-Granting Economics Departments Invert Salaries?

Hilmer, Christiana; Hilmer, Michael - In: Economics Bulletin 30 (2010) 2, pp. 924-932

This study analyzes a unique data set containing current salary and detailed job history information on a sample of 902 individuals drawn from 43 public U.S. Ph.D.-granting departments of economics. An analysis of current salaries by academic rank shows that 25% of Assistant Professors earn more...

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Wage differentials in Mexico's urban labor market

Alcaraz, Carlo; Chiquiar, Daniel; Ramos-Francia, Manuel - In: Economics Bulletin 31 (2011) 3, pp. 2500-2508

We estimate wage differentials across different segments of the Mexican urban labor market. We use a panel sample of individuals which allows us to control for workers' observable and non-observable characteristics, by focusing on wage changes reported by individuals who move from one sector to...

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Economic assimilation of Mexican and Chinese immigrants in the United States: is there wage convergence?

Wu, Yujie; Seeborg, Michael C - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 3, pp. 1978-1991

This research determines the economic assimilation experience of Mexican immigrants and Chinese immigrants towards natives level over time after controlling for human capital and demographic characteristics. Using Census data from multiple years, this research follows cohorts of Mexican and...

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Age-adjusted measures of earnings inequality in the United States, 1980-2010

Schirle, Tammy - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 3, pp. 2662-2669

I demonstrate a simple procedure for creating age-adjusted earnings distribution statistics, using US data and recentered influence function regression methods. As the baby boom generation has moved toward the latter part of their career, earnings distribution statistics for the working age...

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Firm-Size and Inter-hierarchy Wage Dispersion in Shanghai

Mishra, Vinod; Smyth, Russell - In: Economics Bulletin 31 (2011) 3, pp. 2159-2166

For a sample of Shanghai firms, we find that while larger firms pay lower wages, managers in larger firms still receive … higher wages. There are two reasons for this result. The wage gap between managers and non-managers is positively correlated …

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Firm Exporting and Employee Benefits: First Evidence from Vietnam Manufacturing SMEs

Vu, Huong; Lim, Steven; Holmes, Mark; Doan, Tinh - In: Economics Bulletin 33 (2013) 1, pp. 519-535

This study examines linkages between the export participation of firms and employee benefits in terms of wages and … participation by firms in Vietnam has a positive impact on wages when taking into account firm characteristics alone. However, the … negative effect on employment quality. Nevertheless, the impact of export participation on both wages and employment quality …

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The public sector pay premium, compensating differentials and unions: propensity score matching evidence from Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States

Gibson, John - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 3, pp. 2325-2332

Propensity score matching is used to estimate the size of the public sector pay premium in four countries. Three sets of matching covariates are used; worker characteristics only, then including job attributes and finally adding union membership. When worker characteristics and job attributes are...

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