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strategies for estimation. We also provide the associated asymptotic theory. These strategies are illustrated in an empirical … investigation of the determinants of female wages and wage growth in the United Kingdom …
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accidents, (i) even short (3-12-months long) periods of absence due to accidents decrease individuals' wages for up to two years …
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This article investigates the relationship between individual wages and height using the German Socio-Economic Panel … height effects on wages are curvilinear. During the considered period from 1985 to 2004 we observe a slightly nonlinear … falling trend. After controlling for time effects a nonlinear relationship between individual height and wages remains with a …
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We study the effect of obesity on wages and employment, using data from the British NCDS. The results show a …
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reservation wages. To be specific, we model the duration of unemployment, reservation wages and expected wages simultaneously for … based on the British Household Panel Survey, suggest that WFTC eligibility served to increase expected wages and that … expected wages are positively associated with reservation wages. In addition, incorporating wage expectations into the …
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Focusing on private sector workplaces in Britain, we investigate whether the employment of older workers has implications for workplace performance. We find no significant association between changes in the proportion of older workers employed and changes in workplace performance. We find some...
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context is the United Kingdom where government mandated an unexpected change in the structure of minimum wages and their … higher minimum wage for those aged 25 and above significantly affected wages, but at the same time with little evidence of … wages rose in tandem with the higher adult minimum wage, but with no impact on their employment. Based on further empirical …
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We study the relative labour market wage outcomes of university graduates in the UK using the Labour Force Survey (LFS), matched to mean standardised admission scores at the institution *subject* cohort level using data on high school achievement scores of students admitted to these courses....
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The extent to which the impact of computer skills depends on how computers are used is investigated using British data from an establishment survey, cohort studies and the European E-Living survey. We examine the importance of activity and frequency of use in these various data sources. We find...
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This paper summarizes evidence for the existence of a wage curve - a downward-sloping relationship between the level of pay and the local unemployment rate - in modern micro data. At the time of writing, the curve has been found in 40 nations. Its elasticity is approximately -0.1
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