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The Long-Run Effects of Recessions on Education and Income

Stuart, Bryan A. - 2019

This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1980-1982 recession on education and income. Using confidential Census … capita in their county of birth reduces four-year college degree attainment by 10 percent and income in adulthood by 3 … graduates and $42-$87 billion less earned income per year …

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Wage Differentials by Bargaining Regime in Spain (2002-2014) : An Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data

Ramos, Raul - 2019

This research examines wage differentials associated to different collective bargaining regimes in Spain and their evolution over time based on matched employer-employee microdata. The primary objective is to analyse the wage differentials associated to the presence of a firm-level agreement and...

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Labor Market Discrimination and the Macroeconomy

Asali, Muhammad - 2019

Using Integrated Household Survey data from Georgia, we measure the observable and discriminatory ethnic wage gap, among male and female workers, and the gender wage gap, among Georgians and non-Georgians. The gender wage discrimination is larger than the ethnic wage discrimination. In the...

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Real Wage Cyclicality in the Eurozone Before and During the Great Recession : Evidence from Micro Data

Verdugo, Gregory - 2015

We study the response of real wages to the business cycle in eight major Eurozone countries before and during the Great Recession. Average real wages are found to be acyclical, but this reflects, in large part, the effect of changes in the composition of the labour force related to unemployment...

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Ireland's Recession and the Immigrant/Native Earnings Gap

Barrett, Alan - 2014

The economic collapse was more severe in Ireland relative to elsewhere. Many questions have arisen concerning the impacts of the collapse, including the impacts on immigrants and their subsequent reactions. Previous research shows that immigrant employment contracted sharply over the recession,...

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Workers' Flows and Real Wage Cyclicality

Carneiro, Anabela Jesus Moreira - 2007

This study investigates real wage cyclicality in Portugal for the years of 1986-98, addressing the heterogeneity in wages responses to aggregate labor market conditions for workers' hirings and separations. The results exhibit a moderate procyclical behavior of real wages for continuously...

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Cycles of Wage Discrimination

Biddle, Jeff - 2011

Using CPS data from 1979-2009 we examine how cyclical downturns and industry-specific demand shocks affect wage differentials between white non-Hispanic males and women, Hispanics and African-Americans. Women's and Hispanics' relative earnings are harmed by negative shocks, while the earnings...

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Wage Discrimination Over the Business Cycle

Biddle, Jeff - 2012

Using CPS data from 1979-2009 we examine how cyclical downturns and industry-specific demand shocks affect wage differentials between white non-Hispanic men and women, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, and African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Women's relative earnings are harmed by...

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Cyclical Skill-Biased Technological Change

Balleer, Almut - 2009

technology. Skill-biased technology shocks are associated with increases in the relative price of investment, indicating that …

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The Persistent Gender Earnings Gap in Colombia, 1994-2006

Hoyos, Alejandro - 2010

This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent to which individuals with similar human capital characteristics earn different wages. Three sub-periods are considered: 1994-1998; 2000-2001; and 2002- 2006, corresponding to the...

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