We shed new light on the effects of having children on hourly wages by exploiting access to data on the entire … amount of hours off due to holidays and sickness. Our results suggest that childbearing reduces female hourly wages but the …

This paper re-examines the impact of city educational composition on wages, often interpreted as human capital … Moretti (2004a). In contrast, in the 1990s, the supply of skilled workers has no impact on average wages and may even … negatively impact the wages of low-skill workers. These findings invite reinterpretation of previous studies on social returns to …

Life cycle wages of immigrants from developing countries fall short of catching up with wages of natives. Using linked …

impact of short parental leave on mothers' employment status and subsequent wages, with a special focus on the part … wages of first mothers at the global level. However, for part-time paid leave takers, the reform increases the employment … rate but decreases the subsequent wages. The wages remain lower two years after child birth, especially for the most …

wages compared to stayers. This evidence can be explained by increased mobility costs associated with higher expected risk …

word-of-mouth communication. Wages are then negotiated ex-post between the firm and the applicant, so the model can … economy with weak ties. There are two reasons for the inefficiency. First, workers bargaining over wages do not internalize … externality puts an upward pressure on wages so the market tightness in the referral market is distorted downwards. Second, weak …