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As in many other countries, government policy in the UK has the objective of raising the participation rate of young people in higher education, while increasing the share of the costs of higher education paid by students themselves. A rationale for the latter element comes from evidence of a...
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wages. Often, the effect is predicted to be negative. Despite the popularity of these theories, this has never been tested …. We perform tests with matched worker-firm data. The worker data are informative on individual wages and labor market … difference between labor productivity and wages in a market depends on the degree of frictions and other determinants. We correct …
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separate effects of occupational segmentation and discrimination in the allocation of occupations and wages we conceptualize …
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This paper examines the disincentive effects of perceived underpayment on individuals' exerted effort and promotion. To this end we develop a theoretical framework and obtain empirical evidence by analyzing British academia data. We find that, tenured academics will tend to invest less effort in...
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Components Surveys, which permit a matched comparison between reservists who are veterans and reservists without active …
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to employment, wages, prices and household well-being. The meta-analysis finds that most results on employment and wages … are non-significant. When significant, decreases in employment and wages are more likely to occur than increases with …
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firm size, wages and productivity are positively related. This paper constructs a unique monthly linked employer …
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Using the 2007 National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS), this research paper estimates the earnings functions of individuals who completed or discontinued a registered apprenticeship program. Controlling for observed demographic, labour market, and employer characteristics correlated with the two...
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This paper contains the main results of a FAO study on staple food prices and real wages in Afghanistan during the … less stable. 3. The purchasing power of wages for unskilled urban labour (in terms of bread) has remained remarkably stable … purchasing power. 4. During the first half of 2002 the purchasing power of wages increased significantly in all cities, reaching …
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