Der Lohn berührt elementar das Leben der von ihm Abhängigen. Angesichts grosser Unterschiede zwischen West und Ost … gerecht sind. Was ist aber ein gerechter Lohn? In der Geschichte des ökonomischen Denkens sprach man von "standesgemäe︢n" und … Effektivlohn, Relativer Lohn, Zeitlohn, Stücklohn, Prämienlohn? Auf welche Bestimmungsgründe sind die Löhne und ihre Unterschiede …

Numerous studies have shown large differences in wages for apparently similar workers across industries. These findings … that they have failed to distinguish between union and nonunion workers. Many economists may expect union workers wages to … be set in a noncompetitive fashion but would be surprised if nonunion wages were. We examine the differences in wages …

first six waves of the British Household Panel Survey. We show that much of the residual variation in wages can be explained … of our findings is that wages are determined principally by individual characteristics - as human capital theory …