This paper analyzes the trends in the level and the composition of income inequality in Israel between the years 1987 and 2011. The main trends found in income inequality among individuals are: a decline in the wage share of the middle wages, an increase in the prevalence of part-time jobs at...

The phenomenon of workers moving from a poor to a rich economy is high on the political agenda. When a worker moves to a richer economy, what is gained by the move? The empirical challenge in giving an answer stems from the difficulty to disentangle income differences from many other...

Work of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries in developed economies is a growing phenomenon and a key political and economic issue. An extensive literature has found (for the most part) that these workers come from the lower part of the skill distribution. This paper revisits...