This paper studies the link between hourly wages and workers' subjective assessments of how easy it would be to find … opportunities and respondents who think they are difficult to replace receive higher wages. The results appear to be consistent with …

limited English proficiency (LEP) affects wages and employment opportunities for Hispanic workers in the United States. I …

higher probability of being Jewish. The men identified as Jews had a higher probability of being professionals, managers, and … native born, living in the South, and living in an urban area. Controlling for a set of these variables, Jews have a … status is consistent with patterns found elsewhere for American Jews throughout the 20th century. …

higher probability of being Jewish. The men identified as Jews had a higher probability of being professionals, managers, and … native born, living in the South, and living in an urban area. Controlling for a set of these variables, Jews have a … status is consistent with patterns found elsewhere for American Jews throughout the 20th century. …

achieved human capital do not significantly influence immigrant wages in Hamamatsu. Instead, ascribed human capital (e ….g., gender, ethnicity) has a much greater impact on immigrant wages in Japan than in the United States. Although the use of … social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …