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The wage curve: an entry written for the new palgrave, 2nd edition
Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2006
pay and the local unemployment rate in modern micro data. At the time of writing, the curve has been found in 40 nations …
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Income tax flattening: does it help to reduce the shadow economy?
Sabirianova Peter, Klara - 2009
data, a larger sample of 170 countries, a longer time span of 25 years, a panel framework, and instrumental variables. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269186
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Diagnosing discrimination: stock returns and CEO gender
Wolfers, Justin - 2006
data on productivity, on the preferences of those who interact with managers, and on perceptions of productivity. Financial … participants about the ability of the men and women in senior management. As such, financial data hold the promise of potentially …. Examining data on S&P 1500 firms over the period 1992-2004 I find no systematic differences in returns to holding stock in …
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The economic diversity of immigration across the United States
Friedberg, Rachel M.; Jaeger, David A. - 2009
While it is well known that some areas of the United States receive more immigrants than others, less is understood about the extent to which the character of immigration varies as well. There is much broader geographic variation in the skill and demographic composition of immigrants than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269536
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Down from the mountain: skill upgrading and wages in Appalachia
Bollinger, Christopher R.; Ziliak, James Patrick; … - 2009
Despite evidence that skilled labor is increasingly concentrated in cities, whether regional wage inequality is predominantly due to differences in skill levels or returns is unknown. We compare Appalachia, with its wide mix of urban and rural areas, to other parts of the U.S., and find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271889
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Labor Market Segmentation and the Earnings of German Guestworkers
Constant, Amelie F.; Massey, Douglas S. - 2003
achievement after the accumulation of experience, and contingent on the former, final earnings attainment. Using data from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272305
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Family values and the regulation of labor
Alesina, Alberto; Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Giuliano, … - 2010
Flexible labor markets requires geographically mobile workers to be efficient. Otherwise, firms can take advantage of the immobility of workers and extract monopsony rents. In cultures with strong family ties, moving away from home is costly. Thus, individuals with strong family ties rationally...
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The Scots may be brave but they are neither healthy nor happy
Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2005
On almost all measures of physical health, Scots fare worse than residents of any other region of the UK and often worse than the rest of Europe. Deaths from chronic liver disease and lung cancer are particularly prevalent in Scotland. The self-assessed wellbeing of Scots is lower than that of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272699
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One size fits all? The effects of teacher cognitive and non-cognitive abilities on student achievement
Grönqvist, Erik; Vlachos, Jonas - 2008
by the position of teachers in these ability distributions is estimated using matched student-teacher data. On average …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273945
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Are specific skills an obstacle to labor market adjustment?
Lamo, Ana; Messina, Julián; Wasmer, Etienne - 2010
changes. We illustrate this point using labor force data from two countries having experienced important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274605