determination processes. The low elasticities of wages to productivity are plausibly the consequence of the massive flow of migrant …This paper highlights new findings on the wage-productivity nexus in the World Factory Economy. After presenting the … long-run macro-elasticity characterizing the phase of Chinese economic development since the eighties, we look at the wage-productivity …

We use data on Austrian firms and employees to estimate the effects of employer-provided training on productivity …, wages, and the inequality of wages within firms. While the average amount spent on employer-provided training is low in … general, we find a robust positive elasticity of training on productivity of about 0.04. In-house training is more effective …

This paper uses individual data on employment and wages to shed light on the UK's productivity puzzle. It finds that … workforce composition cannot explain the reduction in wages and hence productivity that we observe; instead, real wages have … lower capital-labour ratio. We cannot tell whether productivity is driving wages or vice versa, but understanding why wages …

lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest … between wage/productivity differentials and the firm's labor composition in terms of part-time and sex. Findings suggest that … that the positive productivity effect is driven by male part-timers working more than 25 hours, whereas the share of female …

We provide first evidence of the impact of over-education, among natives and immigrants, on firm-level productivity and … wages. We use Belgian linked panel data and rely on the methodology from Hellerstein et al. (1999) to estimate ORU (over … higher for natives than for immigrants. However, since the differential in productivity gains associated with over …

We provide first evidence of the impact of over-education, among natives and immigrants, on firm-level productivity and … wages. We use Belgian linked panel data and rely on the methodology from Hellerstein et al. (1999) to estimate ORU (over … higher for natives than for immigrants. However, since the differential in productivity gains associated with over …

Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …-sponsored training leads to higher productivity levels and increased innovation, both of which benefit the firm. Training can also be …