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Decomposing the Productivity-Wage Nexus in Selected OECD Countries, 1986-2013 [PDF]
International Productivity Monitor, 2017 Standard economic theory predicts that in the long run, productivity growth ought to drive aggregate real wage growth. We consider this prediction in the case of 11 OECD countries, and find that eight of the 11 experienced slower median real wage growth ...
Andrew Sharpe, James Uguccioni
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Wage inequality in the Netherlands: Evidence, trends and explanations [PDF]
Using detailed micro data on the entire wage distribution in the Netherlands, this paper examines trends in Dutch (real pre-tax) wage inequality between 2000 and 2008.
Henri de Groot, Stefan Groot
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International Differences in Wage Inequality: A New Glance with European Matched Employer-Employee Data [PDF]
Using unique international harmonized matched employer-employee microdata from the European Structure of Earnings Survey for nine representative European countries, this comparative study examines the origin of international differences in wage ...
Hipolito, Simon
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Wage Inequality in the United Kingdom, 1975-99 [PDF]
U.K. cross-sectional wage inequality rose sharply in the 1980s, continued to rise moderately through the mid-1990s, and has remained essentially unchanged since then. As in the U.S., increases in within-group inequality account for a substantial fraction
Eswar S. Prasad
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Wage Inequality in Spain, 1980-2000 [PDF]
We use recent developments in quantile regression to simulate counterfactuals densities that allows to decompose the Spanish wage inequality evolution over the 1980-2000 period between changes due to observable prices, labour market composition and non ...
Manuel A. Hidalgo
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Wage and Compensation Inequality — How Different? [PDF]
The paper compares the distribution of individuals’ wage to the distribution of labor compensation when important non-wage benefits are included. In our study for Sweden focus is on pensions, survivors’ benefits and sickness benefits.
Ståhlberg, Ann-Charlotte, Selén, Jan
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Flexicurity, wage dynamics and inequality over the life-cycle [PDF]
We investigate the relationship between life-cycle wages and flexicurity in Denmark. We separate permanent from transitory wages and characterise flexicurity using membership of unemployment insurance funds.
Lorenzo Cappellari
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A large literature has documented a significant increase in the return to college over the past 30 years. This increase is typically measured using nominal wages.
Moretti, Enrico
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Financial Development and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence [PDF]
We argue that financial market development contributed to the rise in the skill premium and residual wage inequality in the US since the 1980s. We present an endogenous growth model with imperfect credit markets and establish how improving the efficiency
Jerzmanowski, Michal, Nabar, Malhar
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EconomiesThe minimum wage has become a standard measure in the economic and social policies of countries all over the world. The primary objective of this measure is to guarantee that workers receive a minimum wage that allows them to lead a decent life, thereby ...
Manuela A. de Paz-Báñez +2 more
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