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Commuting Patterns, the Spatial Distribution of Jobs and the Gender Pay Gap in the U.S.
Gutierrez, Federico H. - 2018
husband and wife in relation to earnings and wages. It is argued that the cost of commuting is higher for women because they … lower wages. Using pooled data from the American Community Survey, the results indicate that 10% of the gender pay gap among …
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Peer interactions, local markets, and wages: Evidence from Italy
Brunetti, Irene; Intraligi, Valerio; Ricci, Andrea; … - 2023
interactions and wages among Italian provinces. At this aim, we use a unique employer-employee dataset obtained by merging … administrative data on wages and labor market histories of individuals, with survey data on job tasks and contents. The spatial … provinces. The econometric analysis shows that the concentration of peer interactions leads to higher wages at the province …
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What drives employment-unemployment transitions? Evidence from Italian task-based data
Cassandro, Nicola; Centra, Marco; Esposito, Piero; … - 2020
Relying on a unique longitudinal integrated database supplying micro-level information on labor market transitions (concerning the 2011-2017 period) and occupation task characteristics (e.g. routine-task intensity), this paper provides fresh evidence of the determinants of unemployment risk in...
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The Forest Behind the Tree: Heterogeneity in How US Governor's Party Affects Black Workers
Tchuente, Guy; Kakeu, Johnson; Francois, John Nana - 2021
Income inequality is a distributional phenomenon. This paper examines the impact of U.S governor's party allegiance (Republican vs Democrat) on ethnic wage gap. A descriptive analysis of the distribution of yearly earnings of Whites and Blacks reveals a divergence in their respective shapes over...
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What drives social returns to education? A meta-analysis
Cui, Ying; Martins, Pedro S. - 2020
Education can generate important externalities that contribute towards economic growth and convergence. In this paper, we study the drivers of such externalities by conducting the first meta-analysis of the social returns to education literature. We analyse over 1,000 estimates from 31 articles...
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Fluctuations in the wage gap between vocational and general secondary education: lessons from Portugal
Hartog, Joop; Raposo, Pedro S.; Reis, Hugo - 2021
We document and analyse the wage gap between vocational and general secondary education in Portugal between 1994 and 2013. As Portuguese workers have been educated in different school systems, we have to distinguish birth cohorts. Analysing the wage gaps within cohorts, we find no support for...
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Returns to Education in the Public and Private Sectors: Europe and Central Asia
Montenegroa, Claudio M.; Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2022
The returns to schooling are estimated for 28 European and Central Asian countries using the Mincerian function. Our results show that while the public sector pays on average more than the private sector, the effect of education on earnings is stronger in the private sector. However, the returns...
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Returns to Education in Greece: Evidence from the 1977 Labor Market Survey using the Greek Civil War as an Instrument
Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2022
Greece experienced a devastating civil war in 1946-1949. This led to many deaths, economic losses, and severe reductions in schooling expenditures and attendance. Using an instrumental variables approach, we estimate the 1977 returns to schooling, showing that for those affected by the civil...
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The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe
Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Rivera-Olvera, Angelica - 2023
Countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia are in their third decade of independence. What impact does this have on the skills premium and does accession to the European Union have an impact on the returns to education? The returns to education in 28 transition and 20 non-transition...
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The Returns to Education over time and the Effect of COVID-19
Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Rivera-Olvera, Angelica - 2024
This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the returns to education in the United States. Using data from the Current Population Survey 2011-2022, the analysis reveals that, after a period of decline, returns to education increased significantly because of COVID, particularly...
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