much less, in (continental) Europe over the same time period. I review the two most popular explanations for these … differential trends: that relative supply of skills increased faster in Europe, and that European labor market institutions … where labor market institutions creating wage compression in Europe also encourage more investment in technologies …

-level panel data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to estimate a system of equations for health, wages … that for all country groups, the mediating role of wages in the health-employment nexus is relatively small while the …

. Our findings confirm the presence of wage rigidities in Europe: first, collective pay agreements reduce the probability of …

, Spain, France, the Netherlands and the US. Based on the estimated parameters, we derive time-varying elasticities of wages …

Recession (GR) — which started in Europe in 2008 — we gain insights into whether and how the current crisis has altered the … relationship between health and wages. Our results provide empirical evidence of measurement error in the self-reported health … variable when estimating its impact on wages for men, and of selectivity bias in wages for both men and women. We also show …

the estimated parameter elasticities of wages with respect to labour productivity, value added and consumer prices, taxes … prices in the formation of wages in the seventies and eighties was taken over by labour productivity in the US and …

norms on wages. Our approach allows for disentangling the influence of the social norm from any (anticipated) productivity …

. Our findings confirm the presence of wage rigidities in Europe: first, collective pay agreements reduce the probability of …

-ability students select into higher education. Additional tests show that the results are unlikely to be driven by sample selection …