market consequences. We use the Synthetic Control Group Method (SCGM) and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW …) to estimate the causal effect of mandated sick leave on employment and wages. Our findings do not provide much evidence … that employment or wages were significantly affected by the mandates which typically allow employees to earn one hour of …

We investigate the impact of labour market concentration on two dimensions of job quality, namely wages and job … and local product market concentration, we show that the elasticities of wages with respect to labour market concentration … are strikingly similar across countries: increasing labour market concentration by 10% reduces wages by 0.19% in Germany …

Wages growth in Australia was lower than expected prior to COVID-19 based on historical determinants. One possible … options for workers and lowered their bargaining power and wages. This paper examines concentration in Australian labour … markets and its impacts on wages using a large and representative database derived from administrative tax data. Labour …