Appraises the effect of size of enterprise on wage differentials in Japanese manufacturing. Application of the multivariate technique; Results of multivariate analysis; Causes of wage differentials. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Focuses on the changes in the quality of labor force. Growth in the focus toward the evaluation of labor force quality; Description of the quality index; Application of the index. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Re-examines the structural unemployment in the United States. Criticisms of the structural hypothesis; Views of R.A. Gordon, an economist, on structural unemployment; Criteria for judging whether for a particular group structural unemployment has increased; Areas of increased structural...

Deals with a study that explored whether the wage bargaining efforts of unions of production workers influence the salary levels of nonproduction workers. Model to identify the earnings levels of production and nonproduction workers; Results and discussion; Conclusion. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)