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Public-Private Earnings Differentials during Economic Transition in Hungary

Lauésev, Jelena - 2012

The paper explores the effect of economic transition on public-private sector pay differential across the pay distribution in Hungary from 1992 until 2003. Over the time period covered by the analysis the public sector had witnessed large-scale privatisations and restructuring through a number...

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Munkahely a közszférában: Biztonság és hivatás, a szubjektív szempontok szerepe

Molnár, György; Kapitány, Zsuzsa - 2013

Sorting into public sector jobs may be motivated not only by the available income but also by other aspects, such as stronger demand for security or for social usefulness. The demand for larger job security - beside other factors - can be the consequence of family circumstances. We have...

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The Formal/Informal Employment Earnings Gap: Evidence from Turkey

Tansel, Aysit; Oznur Kan, Elif - 2012

In this study, we examine the formal/informal sector earnings differentials in the Turkish labor market using detailed econometric ethodologies and a novel panel data set drawn from the 2006-2009 Income and Living Conditions Survey (SILC). In particular, we test if there is evidence of...

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Occupational Segregation and Gender Discrimination in Labor Markets: Thailand and Viet Nam

Son, Hyun H. - 2007

This study develops a decomposition methodology to explain the welfare disparity between male and female workers in terms of three components: segregation, discrimination, and inequality. While segregation captures occupational segregation by gender, discrimination measures the earning...

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Lohnspreizung: Mythen und Fakten. Eine Literaturübersicht zu Ausmaß und ökonomischen Wirkungen von Lohngleichheit

Schettkat, Ronald - 2006

Zunehmende Lohnungleichheit und Beschäftigungsprobleme in den OECD-Ländern haben Fragen der Lohnstruktur in den … USA, dargestellt. Die Lohnstruktur in Deutschland wird insbesondere im unteren Lohnbereich als marktwidrig komprimiert … Lohnstruktur 'erklärt'. Tatsächlich wird die Lohnspreizung in Deutschland unterschätzt. Die starke Zunahme der Lohnspreizung seit …

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Cities and Cultures

Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P.; Peri, Giovanni - 2004

We investigate the existence of wage premium due to cultural diversity across US cities. Using census data from 1970 to 1990, we find that at the urban level richer diversity is systematically associated with higher average nominal wages for white US-born males. We measure cultural diversity in...

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Die 1:12 Initiative: Ein Beitrag zur Sachlage aus heutiger Sicht

Siegenthaler, Michael - 2013

Am 24. November 2013 stimmen die Schweizer Stimmbürgerinnen und Stimmbürger über die Volksinitiative "1:12 - Für gerechte Löhne" ab. Dieser Bericht leistet insbesondere empirische Grundlagenarbeit und analysiert die tatsächliche Lohnspanne in Schweizer Unternehmen mithilfe der Daten der...

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Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade on Argentine Exports and Labor Markets

Sánchez, Gabriel; Alzúa, María Laura; Butler, Inés - 2008

While tariff and quota barriers in agricultural, food and manufactured products have been declining due to the proliferation of multilateral trade agreements, there is increasing debate regarding the impact of product and process standards and technical regulations, since they may have become a...

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Impactos de la Reinstauración de los Consejos de Salarios sobre la Distribución Salarial en Uruguay: conclusiones, hipótesis e interrogantes

Zunino, Mauricio - 2009

En el año 2005 se reestructura el marco institucional en el que se desarrollan las relaciones laborales, teniendo como principal elemento de cambio, la reconvocatoria de los Consejos de Salarios. Por lo que el objetivo del presente trabajo es investigar que ha ocurrido con el grado de...

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Trends in Tariff Reforms and Trends in the Structure of Wages

Galiani, Sebastián; Porto, Guido - 2011

This paper provides new evidence on the impacts of trade reforms on wages. We first introduce a model of trade that combines a non-competitive wage setting mechanism due to unions with a factor abundance hypothesis. The predictions of the model are then econometrically investigated using...

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