variation in wages across individuals, especially for young women. In addition, our results indicate that approximately one …-fourth of the gender difference in average wages is attributable to the higher work experience levels of men. …

This paper examines the link between international trade and labor market bargaining power. It reviews simple theories …

Over the past twenty years real wages have stagnated despite substantial technical progress. This runs contrary to the … widespread belief that technological change increases real wages. This paper presents a theoretical model showing that technical … progress could reduce wages. This hypothesis is then tested using data from the U.S. steel industry. …

applied to aggregate duration data. It does not require wage data, it is invariant to the way in which wages are determined …

account quite well for fluctuations in UK competitiveness, output, wages and the terms of trade, and is used to examine the …

wages and (2) longer first-job durations than apprentices leaving the training firm. These results support theories …