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This paper examines the behavior of dual jobholders to test a simple model of wage bargaining and wage posting. We … bargaining versus wage posting in the labor market. We interpret the evidence within a model where workers facing hours … aggregate, wage bargaining appears to be a limited determinant of wage setting. The estimated wage response to improved outside …
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In many bargaining situations, the distribution of seats or voting weights does not accurately reflect bargaining power … at gender differences in bargaining behavior and in the effect of nominal weights. We find that women and men differ in …
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We investigate whether left-wing governments decrease wage inequality among civil servants. The data is based on salaries of civil servants in the German states. Since a reform in 2006, German state governments are allowed to design salaries of civil servants. We employ encompassing data for pay...
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Using a unique dataset of German members of parliament with information on total earnings including outside income, this paper analyzes the politicians' wage gap (PWG). After controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for selection into politics, we find a positive PWG...
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Using a unique dataset of German members of parliament with information on total earnings including outside income, this paper analyzes the politicians' wage gap (PWG). After controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for selection into politics, we find a positive PWG...
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I present a theory of assimilation in a heterogeneous society composed of two groups with distinct social norms and unequal statuses. Members of the group with a relatively disadvantaged status face an incentive to assimilate, embracing the norms of the more advantaged group. The cost of...
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By asking the question, whether the effective social services to a particular enterprise, whether it requires a transformation, rather - purchased services or social development of their own social needs specific indicator of volume of social spending. To form such an indicator in the article is...
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Many distributive issues involve situations in which initial characteristics make individuals unequal. In view of prevailing moral sentiments, some of these characteristics call for compensating transfers, and some do not. We study the literature on this problem of compensation. This literature...
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