Identity neutral hiring is assessed in an ability signaling model. Assuming some employers wrongly perceive one group, the advantaged with more wealth, to have superior productivity over another (the disadvantaged), identity neutral recruitment improves the disadvantaged group's average wage and...

In a recent simulation study, Goodman et al. (2019) compare several methods with regard to their type I and type II error rates when considering a thick null hypothesis that includes all values that are practically equivalent to the point null hypothesis. They propose a hybrid decision criterion...

We study democratic determination of industrial automation that displaces workers of certain skills. Workers receive institutionally fixed compensations from industrialists based on their employment status. We evaluate office-seeking vs. ideological politics across high- vs. low-skilled...

This paper estimates an earnings function for male workers belonging to the Indian corporate sector. The model allows for differential rates of return to schooling and distinguishes tenure from total labor market experience. The rate of return to schooling is found to be low up to the junior...