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Unionization and the evolution of the wage distribution in Sweden: 1968 to 2000

Albrecht, James; Björklund, Anders; Vroman, Susan - 2009

We examine the evolution of the Swedish wage distribution over the periods 1968-1981 and 1981-2000. The first period was the heyday of the Swedish solidarity wage policy with strongly equalization clauses in the central wage agreements. During the second period, there was more scope for...

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Subject choice and earnings of UK graduates

Chevalier, Arnaud - 2011

Using a survey of a cohort of UK graduates, linked to administrative data on higher education participation, this paper investigates the labour market attainment of recent graduates by subject of study. We document a large heterogeneity in the mean wages of graduates from different subjects and...

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Rank, income and income inequality in urban China

Gustafsson, Björn; Sai, Ding - 2008

While some workers in China attain senior professional level and senior cadre level status (Chuzhang and above), others … and western China for 1995 and 2002. For 2002, persons of high rank make up 3 percent and persons of middle rank make up …

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Family Structure and Child Outcomes in the United States and Sweden

Björklund, Anders; Ginther, Donna K.; Sundström, Marianne - 2004

children?s outcomes in terms of educational attainment and earnings using data from Sweden and the United States. Comparing the …

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Income Effects from Labor Market Training Programs in Sweden During the 80's and 90's

Andrén, Thomas; Gustafsson, Björn - 2002

the 80s and the beginning of the 90s on its effect on earnings. We separate the analysis between Swedish-born and foreign …

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Does It Pay to Attend a Prestigious University?

Chevalier, Arnaud; Conlon, Gavan - 2003

This paper provides evidence of heterogeneity in the returns to higher education in the UK. Attending the most prestigious universities leads to a wage premium of up to 6% for males. The rise in participation in higher education also led to a greater sorting of students and an increase in the...

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