licensing is associated with about 14 percent higher wages, but the effect of governmental certification on pay is much smaller … positively associated with wages. We find little association between licensing and the variance of wages, in contrast to unions …

, spouses' wages, hours of work, and time spent with children to estimate the sensitivity of consumption and time allocation to …

This study investigates the impact of union organization on the wages and labor practices of establishments newly …. There are two major findings. First. unionism had only a modest effect on wages in the newly organized plants, which … Current Population Survey and related data tapes. Second, in contrast co its modest impact on wages, new unionization …

of wages. Our model accounts for endogenous participation and mobility decisions. We find that firm-specific permanent … productivity shocks transmit to individual wages, but the effect is mostly concentrated among the high-skilled workers; firm …

of wages. Our model accounts for endogenous participation and mobility decisions. We find that firm-specific permanent … productivity shocks transmit to individual wages, but the effect is mostly concentrated among the high-skilled workers. For low … one-third higher relative to a scenario with no pass-through of firm shocks onto wages. …