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The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...
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Good compensation is an important part of the nation's compact with its men and women in uniform. In contrast to the private sector or other government employers, the U.S. military spends a large share of its compensation dollars on noncash benefits. Such benefits are extremely inefficient from...
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stable and their wages have rapidly grown. This paper investigates the determinants of the increase in inequality in health … insurance coverage and wages by estimating an overlapping generations equilibrium model of labor and health insurance markets … changes in the labor force composition) on the inequality of health insurance coverage and wages. I find that the interaction …
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stable and their wages have rapidly grown. This paper investigates the determinants of the increase in inequality in health … insurance coverage and wages by estimating an overlapping generations equilibrium model of labor and health insurance markets … changes in the labor force composition) on the inequality of health insurance coverage and wages. I find that the interaction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014039326
increase with benefit costs, growing to exceed wages for regular risk in the upper benefit quartile for workers without …
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remuneration are twofold: they can incentivize workers and make it easier to adjust wages downward in response to negative shocks …
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This study examines how career interruptions and subsequent wages of employees are related. Using individual panel data …
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One reason to be concerned about income inequality is the idea that people not only care about their own absolute income, but also their income relative to various reference groups (e.g. co-workers, friends, neighbors, relatives, etc.). We use Canadian linked employer-employee data to estimate...
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This paper sheds light on how changes in the organization of work can help to understand increasing wage inequality. We present a theoretical model in which workers with a wider span of competence (higher level of multitasking) earn a wage premium. Since abilities and opportunities to expand the...
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This paper sheds light on how changes in the organization of work can help to understand increasing wage inequality. We present a theoretical model in which workers with a wider span of competence (higher level of multitasking) earn a wage premium. Since abilities and opportunities to expand the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315748