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longer period of time tend to pay higher wages. Using a unique set of linked employer-employee data we present the first … empirical evidence on this firm age - wage nexus for Germany. We find that older firms pay on average higher wages for workers …
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We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of obesity on wages in 9 European … countries, ranging from Ireland to Spain. We find that the common impact of obesity on wages is negative and statistically … wages in the countries of the European "olive belt" and a positive relationship in the countries of the "beer belt". We …
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passthrough from firms' shocks to wages varies across narrow population groups. We find an elasticity of workers' hourly wages to … an increase of $1,100 US dollars in annual wages for the average worker in Denmark. This result also implies labor supply … elasticities of around 5.6. We also find that both persistent and transitory shocks to firms are passed on to wages and that there …
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German wages have not increased very rapidly in the last decade despite strong employment growth and a 5 percentage …
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We exploit the construction of the Öresund bridge, which connects a medium-sized city in Sweden to the capital of Denmark, to study the labor market effects of gaining access to a larger labor market. Using unique cross-country matched registry data that allow us to follow individuals across...
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This paper estimates the association between salary dispersion and the probability that an NBA team leading two minutes before the end of a playoff game won the game. Economic theory indicates the a priori relationship is ambiguous and the existing empirical literature finds mixed results as to...
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consider wage and industrial structure trends. We find that real wages in the tech/telecom sector are higher and rising faster … for middle-skill occupations such as sales and office support, the tech/telecom sector has significantly higher wages than …
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Despite the importance of earnings instability, little is known about its correlates or causes. This article seeks to better understand earnings instability by studying whether volatile firms pay volatile earnings and is the first to directly test the relationship using US linked...
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, the share of performance-pay varies more with respect to talent in finance. These findings are supportive of finance wages …
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We study the short-term trajectories of employment, hours worked, and real wages of immigrants in Canada and the U … growth in employment and wages in the U.S. than in Canada. We further compare longitudinal and cross-sectional trajectories …
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