This paper reviews Jacob Mincer?s contributions to the analyses of earnings and the distribution of earnings through … theoretical literature on the distribution of earnings in the pre-Mincer period, and then discusses his analysis of human capital … and earnings developed in his 1957 doctoral dissertation and 1958 Journal of Political Economy (JPE) article. Further …

We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in … labor earnings increased substantially from 1988 to 1996. A common view is that the reallocation of workers from a public … increased earnings inequality during transition. However, our decomposition of the sources of the increase in inequality …

country. We also consider the earnings implications of these immigrant networks for recent arrivals. The empirical evidence … positive effect on their hourly wage and their level of weekly earnings. …

the hypothesis that Nicaraguan migration to Costa Rica was an important factor contributing to falling earnings, increased …

acquiring destination language proficiency, with an emphasis on labor market outcomes, and in particular earnings. Factors that …

(the three E’s) for proficiency. It also focuses on the labor market consequences (earnings) of proficiency for immigrants …

acquiring destination language proficiency, with an emphasis on labor market outcomes, and in particular earnings. Factors that …