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The sustainability wage gap
Krüger, Philipp; Metzger, Daniel; Wu, Jiaxin - 2020
A large literature documents a positive correlation between a firm's sustainability or ESG policies and firm value … direction of causation. In this paper we propose and test the Sustainability Wage Gap channel through which firms can benefit … administrative employer-employee matched data from Sweden and a new measure that quantifies the environmental sustainability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487744
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Creators' income situation in the digital age
Cuntz, Alexander - 2018
The digital transformation imposes both opportunities and risks for creativity and for creative employment, with implications for trends in income levels and the distribution of income. First, we consider skill-biased technological change as a determinant of income and labor market outcomes in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011961140
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Technological Change, Skill Demand, and Wage Inequality in Indonesia
Lee, Jong-Wha; Wie, Dainn - 2013
This paper examines the empirical implications of technological changes for skill demand and wage inequality in Indonesia. According to the National Labor Force Survey of Indonesia, the share of educated workers and wage skill premium increased significantly over 2003–2009 for overall industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507393
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Technological change, skill demand, and wage inequality in Indonesia
Lee, Jong-Wha; Wie, Dainn - 2013
This paper examines the empirical implications of technological changes for skill demand and wage inequality in Indonesia. According to the National Labor Force Survey of Indonesia, the share of educated workers and wage skill premium increased significantly over 2003-2009 for overall industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009734161
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Technological Change, Skill Demand, and Wage Inequality in Indonesia
Lee, Jong-Wha - 2013
This paper examines the empirical implications of technological changes for skill demand and wage inequality in Indonesia. According to the National Labor Force Survey of Indonesia, the share of educated workers and wage skill premium increased significantly over 2003-2009 for overall industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083815
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Jobseekers' beliefs about comparative advantage and (mis)directed search
Kiss, Andrea; Garlick, Robert; Orkin, Kate; Hensel, Lukas - 2023
Worker sorting into tasks and occupations has long been recognized as an important feature of labor markets. But this sorting may be inefficient if jobseekers have inaccurate beliefs about their skills and therefore apply to jobs that do not match their skills. To test this idea, we measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014380450
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Fiscal policy in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Desilus, Bendreff - 2020
Fiscal policy is useful as a government instrument for supporting the economy, contributing to an increase in employment, and reducing inequality through more egalitarian income distribution. Over the past 30 years, developing countries have failed to increase their real wages due to the lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242942
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The role of Fairtrade certification for wages and job satisfaction of plantation workers
Krumbiegel, Katharina; Maertens, Miet; Wollni, Meike - 2016
become an increasing concern for consumers. Sustainability standards, such as Fairtrade, play an important role in agri …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011549830
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The role of Fairtrade certification for wages and job satisfaction of plantation workers : revised version
Krumbiegel, Katharina; Maertens, Miet; Wollni, Meike - 2017
become an increasing concern for consumers. Sustainability standards, such as Fairtrade, play an important role in agri …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011672853
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The Agricultural Exodus in the Philippines : Are Wage Differentials Driving the Process?
Cerutti, Eugenio; Li, Yiliang - 2022
Lagging labor reallocations outside agriculture amid sustained low agricultural productivity have been a key feature in the Philippines over the past 15 years. An analysis of the labor adjustments in and out of agriculture shows that a variety of factors have influenced this process. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013306754