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Labor market institutions, wages and investment
Pischke, Jorn-Steffen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
Labor market institutions, via their effect on the wage structure, affect the investment decisions of firms in labor markets with frictions. This observation helps explain rising wage inequality in the US, but a relatively stable wage structure in Europe in the 1980s. These different trends are...
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The promise of workplace training for non-college bound youth: theory and evidence from German apprenticeship
Clark, Damon; Fahr, Rene - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
, and show that training is transferable across a wide range of occupations, such as a one-digit occupation group. We …
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Employment trajectories for mothers in low-skilled work: evidence from the British lone parent cohort
Stewart, Kitty - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
UK government policy encourages mothers of young children in low-income families to enter or return to work, via tax credit subsidies and support for childcare. Maternal employment is seen a central plank in the campaign against child poverty, both because it raises income immediately and...
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A question of degree: the effects of degree class on labor market outcomes
Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
In this paper we estimate the sorting effects of university degree class on initial labor market outcomes using a regression discontinuity design that exploits institutional rules governing the award of degrees. Consistent with anecdotal evidence, we find sizeable and significant effects for...
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Educational returns, ability composition and cohort effects: theory and evidence for cohorts of early-career UK graduates
Ireland, Norman; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
An increase over time in the proportion of young people obtaining a degree is likely to impact on the relative ability compositions (i) of graduates and non-graduates and (ii) across graduates with different classes of degree award. In a signalling framework, we examine the implications of this...
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Over-education and the skills of UK graduates
Chevalier, Arnaud; Lindley, Joanne - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
During the early Nineties the proportion of UK graduates doubled over a very short period of time. This paper investigates the effect of the expansion on early labour market attainment, focusing on over-education. We define over-education by combining occupation codes and a self-reported measure...
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The gender gap in early career wage growth
Manning, Alan; Swaffield, Joanna - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
In the UK the gender pay gap on entry to the labour market is approximately zero but after ten years after labour market entry, there is a gender wage gap of almost 25 log points. This paper explores the reason for this gender gap in early-career wage growth, considering three main hypotheses -...
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Has job polarization squeezed the middle class? Evidence from the allocation of talents
Boehm, Michael J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
of employment in middle-skill production and clerical occupations - so-called job polarization. I study whether job … skills into occupations prevents credible identification of polarization’s effect on wages. I solve the selection …- (low-) as opposed to middle-skill occupations is associated with a .29 (.70) percent increase in expected wages over time …
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The evolution of inequality in productivity and wages: panel data evidence
Faggio, Giulia; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
There has been a remarkable increase in wage inequality in the US, UK and many other countries over the past three decades. A significant part of this appears to be within observable groups (such as age-gender-skill cells). A generally untested implication of many theories rationalizing the...
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Right to the city and critical reflections on property rights activism in China’s urban renewal contexts
Shin, Hyun Bang - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
The rapid transformation of urban socio-spatial landscape in China has resulted in an increasing degree of frustration and discontent among local residents who face threats of demolition and eviction. This has given rise to sporadic protests by local residents who are often known as ‘nail...
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