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A joint theory of polarization and deunionization

Foll, Tobias; Hartmann, Anna - 2019

behind both deunionization and polarization. In a search and matching framework with endogenous occupational and endogenous …

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Inequality, Technology and Job Polarization of the Youth Labor Market in Europe

Bheemaiah, Kariappa - 2015

This paper presents a connecting methodology in order to trace the emerging dynamics of inequality for the youth populace of Europe. We determine that the development of these dynamics are directly affected by the advancement of technology, and especially related to Information and Communication...

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Meritocracy across countries

Bandiera, Oriana; Kotia, Ananya; Lindenlaub, Ilse; … - 2024

Are labor markets in higher-income countries more meritocratic, in the sense that worker-job matching is based on … the role of worker-job matching in development accounting, we build an equilibrium matching model that allows for cross … determine match feasibility; (ii) technology, which determines the returns to matching; and (iii) idiosyncratic matching …

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How Robust are Simulated Employment Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany? : A Comparison of Different Data Sources and Assumptions

Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2009

Several empirical minimum wage studies have recently been published that simulate employment effects of a federal minimum wage in Germany. We disentangle various factors that explain the variation in previous simulation results. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the newly...

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Minimum wages in New Zealand: policy and practice in the 21st century

Maré, David C.; Hyslop, Dean Robert - 2021

New Zealand has seen dramatic changes in minimum wage policies since 2000. The adult minimum wage has increased 75% in CPI-adjusted real terms. In addition, the youth minimum wage was abolished in two stages, resulting in a 125% increase in the real minimum wage for 16-19-year-old workers. We...

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Minimum Wages, Inequality and Globalization

Gindling, Thomas; Terrell, Katherine D. - 2021

This paper contributes to our understanding of the impact of institutions on incomes of workers in developing countries by rigorously addressing the question as to whether changes in minimum wages can change the inequality of the distribution of earnings. More specifically, we analyze whether...

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The Effects of Multiple Minimum Wages Throughout the Labor Market

Gindling, Thomas; Terrell, Katherine D. - 2021

This paper investigates the effects of legal minimum wages on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings among workers covered by minimum wage legislation as well as those for whom it does not apply (the uncovered sector) in Costa Rica. This country's large uncovered sector and complex...

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The Effects of Multiple Minimum Wages Throughout the Labor Market

Terrell, Katherine; Gindling, T. H. - 2004

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Minimum Wages, Inequality and Globalization

Terrell, Katherine; Gindling, T. H. - 2004

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Non-wage job values and implications for inequality

Lehmann, Tobias - 2023

I study inequality in job values, both in terms of wages and non-wage values, in Austria over the period 1996 to 2011. I show that differences in non-wage job value between firms are non-parametrically identified from data on worker flows and wage differentials. Intuitively, firms with high...

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