In this paper, we present a unified treatment of and explanation for the evolution of wages and employment in the U …

individual specific abilities in explaining cross-sectional differences in schooling attainments and wages. Given scholastic …, the percentage raises to 85%. However, individual differences in wages are mostly explained by abilities. Only 27% of the … explained variation in wages is accounted for by parents? background variables as opposed to 73% by unobserved abilities …

Using panel data taken from the NLSY, I perform the joint estimation of i) a reduced-form dynamic model of the …

wages. -- Neighborhood effects ; job referrals ; social interactions ; social networks ; labor supply … range of labor market outcomes more generally including employment and wages"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site …

employment rates and wages. We estimate that 38 percent of households are Modern and that the participation rate of women in …

recent increases in the U.S. minimum wage, using three different data sets and the two main estimation strategies for … demand response to wage mandates is minimal. -- minimum wages ; disemployment ; earnings ; low-wage sectors ; geographically …

heterogeneity leading to a set of wages. We focus on the application where hedonic models have been most successful at clarifying … dimensions of heterogeneity in VSL, including by age and consumption plans, the latent trait that affects wages and job safety …