Der Einfluß verschiedener Variabler auf die Arbeitskosten wird untersucht. Branchendaten werden disaggregiert. So können Einfluß und Größenordnung klar definiert werden. Folgende Faktoren wurden untersucht: Ausbildungsgrad, Alter, Beschäftigungsdauer, Wirtschaftskonzentration, Anzahl der...

The Arab population in Israel constitutes an ethnic minority, at around 20% of the population. The economy of this minority is characterized by inferior outcomes relative to the Jewish majority by all indicators, including employment, wages, occupational status, social welfare, education, and...

The Arab population in Israel constitutes an ethnic minority, at around 20% of the population. The economy of this minority is characterized by inferior outcomes relative to the Jewish majority by all indicators, including employment, wages, occupational status, social welfare, education, and...

This paper estimates the effects of equipment investment on relative wages and employment of skilled labor and explores their dynamics. The basic hypothesis is that they are positive, due to either equipment-skill complementarity or to skill advantage in technology adoption. Using a panel data...