Previous studies of wage and fringe benefit differentials between public and private sector workers have generally employed one of three different methods to measure the differentials. This study is the first to use all three simultaneously. The authors find that the Houston Metropolitan Transit...

Previous studies of wage and fringe benefit differentials between public and private sector workers have generally employed one of three different methods to measure the differentials. This study is the first to use all three simultaneously. The authors find that the Houston Metropolitan Transit...

This paper reviews the several studies that have assessed the impact of right-to-work (RTW) laws on union membership, wages, and industry location. The authors show that the considerable difference in findings among these studies results largely from whether a study treats the presence or...

This paper estimates earnings functions for two samples of U.K. and U.S. academic economists. Despite significant differences in compensation schemes, a comparably specified human capital earnings model does a good job explaining earnings variations for academic economists in both countries. Our...