This book presents research findings from across the global South that substantively improves our understanding of time-use, poverty and gender equalities, to shed light on why unpaid work is indispensable to economic analysis and effective policy making.

Women, Work, and Wages: Equal Pay for Jobs of Equal Value -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- CURRENT LEGAL CONTEXT -- THE ISSUES -- PLAN OF THE REPORT -- 2 Evidence Regarding Wage Differentials -- THE EXISTENCE OF WAGE DIFFERENTIALS -- The Effect of Worker Characteristics...

Research by economists and economic historians has greatly expanded our knowledge of labor markets and real wages in the United States since the Civil War, but the period from 1820 to 1860 has been far less studied. Robert Margo fills this gap by collecting and analyzing the payroll records of...

Contains twelve papers contributing fresh research to important issues concerning worker welfare. This title offers answers to a number of policy related questions such as: Why are jobs designed the way they are? Does seniority-based pay provide a sufficient motivation for workers? What policies...

The Global Wage Report analyses the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends and relative purchasing power globally and by region. The 2014/15 edition examines the link between wages and inequality at the household level

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Major trends in wages -- 1 Growth of average wages -- 1.1 Global estimates -- 1.2 Regional estimates -- 1.3 Average wages and productivity -- 2 The wage share -- 2.1 Recent trends in national wage shares -- 2.2 Trends at...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Official View and Its Shortcomings -- 1. The Official Story -- 2. Have Boards Been Bargaining at Arm's Length? -- 3. Shareholders' Limited Power to Intervene -- 4. The Limits of Market Forces -- Part II. Power and Pay -- 5. The...