The present paper applies several regression-based decomposition methods to analyze the impact of region-, worker-, irm- and sector-speciic determinants on the wage level and the continuous increase in wage inequality between 1995 and 2007 in Germany. In contrast to prior studies, more than 50%...

This paper analyses employment transitions and workers' skills in Brazil using a random sample from the universe of formal labour contracts covering the period from 2003 to 2018. We develop a novel procedure to derive a measure of occupational distance and internationally comparable skill...

Are skill sets of immigrants and native workers complementary? The present paper shows that culture and cultural diversity are persistent over generations and that inherited cultural diversity generates a positive wage externality in local labor markets. The effect does not stem from the...