Using within-family variation from twins and siblings, I find that smokers earn approximately 16% less than nonsmokers. Possible explanations for this earning difference are addiction-related productivity declines and earning reductions from higher health insurance costs. To investigate further,...

The purpose of this research is to see whether different wage levels in the private purchasing sector relate to the level of corruptibility. An experiment was conducted that put participants in the role of employees of a purchasing department of a multinational enterprise. The employees were...

The aim of the article is to identify and compare key factors affecting the level of labor productivity, wages, and income in the economies of the EU countries. Among different determinants, the following were considered: overall price level; compensation of employees; participation of the...