In the 1980s, both wages and labor supply of poorly educated men fell substantially relative to those of educated men …. Some observers have interpreted this positive association between changes in wages and labor supply as reflecting movement … prior studies. Analysis of Census data shows little relationship between changes in relative wages at the state level and …

rather than negative. The latter finding entails substantial increases in mean wages and reduction in wage inequality …

following arrival, wages of highly skilled immigrants grow at 8% a year. Rising prices of skills, occupational transitions …, accumulated experience in Israel and economy-wide rise in wages account for 3.4, 1.1, 1.5 and 1.4 percent each. In the long run …, the average wages of immigrants approach but do not converge to the wages of comparable natives. The main reason for that …

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 …

increases, thus reaping the benefits from competition between employers. …