The paper uses firm-level data to examine gender wage and productivity gaps in the Ethiopian manufacturing sector for the period 1996-2010. It investigates gender wage differentials between skilled and unskilled workers after controlling for factors affecting average wages. Our findings show...

Switzerland has experienced a substantial influx of immigrants over the last 50 years after World War II, which has led Switzerland to have among the highest share of foreigners in population among all OECD countries. This paper analyses the migration experience of Switzerland. The analysis...

The growing productivity gap between large corporations and SMEs stems from work force cuts, not increased levels of value added by larger companies. They are using their superior bargaining power to organize a division of labor between companies that allows for both high productivity and high...