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Ups and downs: how wages change over the business cycle

Huang, Kevin X.D. - In: Business Review (2006) Q2, pp. 1-8

In “Ups and Downs: How Wages Change Over the Business Cycle,” Kevin Huang discusses the shift in the cyclicality of … real wages — from countercyclical before World War II to procyclical postwar. He outlines the standard explanation for this …

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Explaining long-term unemployment: a new piece to an old puzzle

DeFina, Robert H. - In: Business Review (1987) May, pp. 15-23

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Has deunionization led to higher earnings inequality?

Asher, Martin A.; DeFina, Robert H. - In: Business Review (1995) Nov, pp. 3-12

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Widening the wage gap: the skill premium and technology

Sill, Keith - In: Business Review (2002) Q4, pp. 25-32

Our final article looks at the difference in wages between high-skill workers (such as those who might work in biotech …

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Do regional wages differ?

Carlino, Gerald A. - In: Business Review (1986) Jul, pp. 17-25

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Local government wages and services: How much should citizens pay?

Rufolo, Anthony M. - In: Business Review (1977) Jan, pp. 13-20

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Economics and the new economy: the invisible hand meets creative destruction

Nakamura, Leonard I. - In: Business Review (2000) Jul, pp. 15-30

In the 18th century, Adam Smith offered his theory of the invisible hand and the view that perfect competition is the main spur to economic efficiency. The theory of the invisible hand, as it has evolved in modern economic thought, treats creative activity as being outside the scope of economic...

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Does trade with low-wage countries hurt American workers?

Golub, Stephen - In: Business Review (1998) Mar, pp. 3-15

Does trade with low-wage countries steal American jobs and, hence, rob American workers of higher wages and a higher …

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Earnings losses of job losers during the 2001 economic downturn

Fujita, Shigeru; Rao, Vilas - In: Business Review (2009) Q4, pp. 1-9

Job losses may involve not only lost earnings during unemployment but also declines in earnings at subsequent jobs. After a time consuming job search, workers may need to restart their careers from scratch, accepting a lower wage. Workers may also need time to acquire new skills, and total...

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A closer look at the German labor market 'miracle'

Fujita, Shigeru; Gartner, Hermann - In: Business Review (2014) Q4, pp. 16-24

, its effect on unemployment in Germany was surprisingly mild. While U.S. unemployment soared from 4.8 percent to 9 … recession itself was smaller in Germany. Actually, the severity of the recession as measured by the drop in output was greater … in Germany than in the United States. German output, as measured by the peak-to-trough difference in real gross domestic …

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