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This paper compares the evolution of wage inequality along three different skill groups (low-, middle- and high … change, the countries exhibit significant differences in inequality trajectories, suggesting that inequality is not …
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theory is able to explain the positive correlation between high wages and training. …
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This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse causation between these two dimensions of the integration process, and the role of host society culture. Whereas each dimension is usually examined separately, this study proposes a...
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. Second, a reduction in overall inequality is verified, induced by a contraction of wages at the top end of the distribution … inequality is due the reduction of inequality between groups, guided by a reduction in the returns to education in the higher …In this paper I analyze the dynamics of wage inequality in the Dominican Republic for the period 2000-2011. The …
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counterparts, once controlling for the choice of employment sector and human capital variables. Average wages were economically and …
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Introducing equilibrium unemployment to the solution of the intertemporal allocation of non-leisure time, we derive two wage-setting models which we estimate by panel data and cross-section regressions applied on aggregative data. The results support the empirical relation known as the...
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differentials between the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt in terms of wages and the degree of unionization have not significantly …
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The paper studies the effect of voluntary work on labour income for Italian employees. The Heckman and Instrumental … volunteering. The results show that a wage premium of 3 - 4 percent of annual income emerges, when selection and endogeneity …
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We develop an on-the-job search model in which immigrants search for jobs through formal channels or networks, and the quality of job offers differs across search methods. The model predicts networks unambiguously lead to a larger share of network jobs in job-to-job transitions, whereas the...
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This paper studies the causal effect of education on income uncertainty using a broad measure of income which … tertiary level education decreases income uncertainty. University level education is found to have a small positive marginal … effect on income uncertainty. The effect of education on income uncertainty is roughly similar for men in comparison to women …
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