great American job machine. But while aggregate employment increased rapidly during the 1980's, many did not benefit from … sharply. Moreover, although job growth was high, many argued that the quality of American jobs as measured by wages, benefits …, and job security deteriorated. The decline of jobs in the high-paying manufacturing sector and the growth of jobs in the …

This paper examines how a metropolitan area's job growth affects its income distribution. The research uses annual … metropolitan job growth increases real family income in the lowest income quintile by a significantly greater percentage than for … the average family. Metropolitan job growth also increases the value of property owned by upper income quintiles, but …

: service workers and highly-skilled blue-collar workers. Seventy percent of employers who had job vacancies for service workers …

great American job machine. But while aggregate employment increased rapidly during the 1980's, many did not benefit from … sharply. Moreover, although job growth was high, many argued that the quality of American jobs as measured by wages, benefits …, and job security deteriorated. The decline of jobs in the high-paying manufacturing sector and the growth of jobs in the …

This paper analyses how individual job satisfaction is affected by wage changes. In order to account for potential … dynamic effects of wage changes on job satisfaction, we include lead and lag effects of income changes in our analysis …. Furthermore, we examine the role of social comparisons, i.e., how an individual’s job satisfaction is driven not only by changes …