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The Distribution of Wages in Belarus
Verashchagina, Alina; Pastore, Francesco - 2004
This paper uncovers evidence on the distribution of wages in Belarus in the second half of the 1990s. The returns to education and work experience are high and stable, which is atypical for a transition country. This might be due to the pervasive role of the state in fixing wages in the dominant...
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Union density and varieties of coverage: the anatomy of union wage effects in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Kohn, Karsten; Lembcke, Alexander C. - 2008
Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268773
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Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly available data that for the first time combine information from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282402
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and … development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291425
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Public-Private Employment Choice, Wage Differentials and Gender in Turkey
Tansel, Aysit - 2004
differentials between sectors by gender and between men and women by sector are carried out. Results indicate that when controlled … public administration, there is a large gender wage-gap in the private sector in favor of men. Private returns to schooling …
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Wage Differentials in the 1990s in Israel : Endowments, Discrimination, and Selectivity
Neuman, Shoshana; Oaxaca, Ronald L. - 2004
sample of professionals is decomposed into several subsamples: men and women and within each gender a distinction is made …). Comparisons by gender and ethnicity can then be made. Characteristics (endowments) and wage structures of the four groups are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262115
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Income Inequality and Gender in New Zealand, 1998-2003
Papps, Kerry L. - 2004
was partially offset by changes in the distribution of these characteristics. Between-gender inequality fell with respect … to both samples. In contrast to within-gender inequality, this was largely explained by changes in the returns to the …
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Peer salaries and employee satisfaction in the workplace
Mumford, Karen A.; Smith, Peter N. - 2012
affected by gender in Britain; men display behaviour characteristic of competitiveness whilst women do not. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284021
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Sibling Rivalry in Educational Attainment: The German Case
Bauer, Thomas K.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000
results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262388
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The Theory of Differential Overqualification: Does it Work?
Büchel, Felix; Battu, Harminder - 2002
The theory of differential overqualification, developed by Robert Frank (1978), claims that married women in smaller labor markets have a higher risk of working in jobs for which they are overqualified. This stems from the problem of dual job search for couples which is much more difficult to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262730