This study compares the structure and determinants of inter-industry wage differentials in Eastern and Western European countries (namely Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain compared with Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia). To do so, we use a...

This study compares the structure and determinants of inter-industry wage differentials in Eastern and Western European countries (namely Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain compared with Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia). To do so, we use a...

This study compares the structure and determinants of inter-industry wage differentials in Eastern and Western European countries (namely Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain compared with Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia). To do so, we use a...

This study compares the structure and determinants of inter-industry wage differentials in Eastern and Western European countries (namely Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain compared with Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia). To do so, we use a...

In many European countries, the majority of workers have their wages directly defined byindustry-level agreements. In addition, for some workers, industry agreements arecomplemented by firm-specific agreements. Yet, the relative importance of firm and industryagreements (in other words, the...

While the literature on the incidence and wage effects of over-education is substantial, specific results for doctoral graduates are surprisingly scarce. This article aims to fill this gap, not only by measuring the prevalence of over-educated PhD holders in Europe (i.e. in EU Member States and...

In the last decades, international trade has increased between industrialised countries andbetween high- and low-wage countries. This important change has raised questions on howinternational trade affects the labour market. In this spirit, this paper aims to investigate theimpact of...

This paper investigates the impact of wage dispersion on firm productivity in different workingenvironments. More precisely, it examines the interaction with: i) the skills of the workforce,using a more appropriate indicator than the standard distinction between white- and bluecollar workers,...