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been embedded in a large literature that seeks to document and understand the substantial increase in wage inequality over …
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This study investigates the dynamics of between-group and within-group wage inequality in a model with heterogeneous … process of human capital accumulation, the skill premium increases, then wage inequality among skilled workers, as measured by … an upward shift in the between-group inequality and inequality among skilled workers. We also demonstrate that the …
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The demographic problems in developed countries are getting more and more important. Very low fertility rates especially among skilled individuals will soon become relevant for a country's economy. Also of importance is education of children. Since there is an increasing demand for skilled...
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variable in driving down China's wage inequality between 2010 and 2018. We find that (1) education accounted for over 30% of … distribution worsened world-wide. We propose a method for decomposing the contribution of a variable to the change in inequality … total wage inequality in 2010 and 2018; (2) 70% of the overall decline in wage inequality from 2010 to 2018 can be …
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We examine the correlation between modern human capital and income among adult men in four foraging horticultural societies of Bolivia. Despite their remote location, we find results similar to those found in developed nations. We find that: (a) education correlates with 4.5% higher overall...
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We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large … be expected from further migration and urbanisation in China. …
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spatial skill polarization and the divergence of college wage premium among local labor markets. The effects of the China …. The negative effects of the China shock concentrated in exposed regions with a low density of college-educated workers … across sectors and regions. Using a novel measure of “labor market exposure to the China shock”, I document that service …
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as well, and according to many economists, variations in skill inequality can explain variations in wage inequality …
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We examine the evolution of the returns to human capital in Canada over the period 1980-2005. Our main finding is that returns to education increased substantially for Canadian men, contrary to conclusions reached previously. Most of this rise took place in the early 1980s and since 1995....
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This paper investigates international differences in wage inequality and skills and whether a compressed wage … in public welfare policy as the main policy recommendations to achieve higher employment (and higher wage inequality …
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