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Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain we identify the partial correlation between workplace wages … and the percentage of migrants employed at a workplace. We find wages are lower in workplaces employing a higher …
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declining membership numbers, unions are able to raise wages substantially over the equivalent non-union wage. Unions in other …, are also able to raise wages by significant amounts. In countries where union wage settlements frequently spill over into …
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Using administrative linked employer-employee data for Norway we estimate the impact of changes in tax subsidies for union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for...
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Using census data covering the 1980 to 2000 period, we examine what outcomes would be necessary for cohorts of recent immigrants to achieve earnings parity with Canadian-born workers. Our results show that today's recent immigrants would have to experience a drastic rise of their relative...
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potential for wage-push inflation. However, real wages are falling rapidly at present and, prior to that, real wages had been …
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Over the last three decades, Canada has experienced three recessions: one that started during the early 1980s; a second that began during the early 1990s; and the most recent one, which led to employment declines starting in October 2008. For each recession, this study: a) examines which workers...
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from various Statistics Canada surveys and focuses on the real (hourly or weekly) wages earned by full-time workers. It is … changed over the past three decades. Wages are expressed in 2010 dollars. Since the early 1980s, real wages of various groups … changes, growth in international trade, institutional factors (e.g., de-unionization, changes in minimum wages, and changes in …
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declining membership numbers, unions are able to raise wages substantially over the equivalent non-union wage. Unions in other …, are also able to raise wages by significant amounts. In countries where union wage settlements frequently spill over into …
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Using nationally representative survey data for Finnish employees linked to register data on their wages and work …
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