This paper uses individual data on employment and wages to shed light on the UK's productivity puzzle. It finds that … workforce composition cannot explain the reduction in wages and hence productivity that we observe; instead, real wages have … lower capital-labour ratio. We cannot tell whether productivity is driving wages or vice versa, but understanding why wages …

This paper examines the effects of alcohol consumption on employment and wages for males and females in Russia. Both … impact on employment and wages. Further, there is some evidence in favor of an inverse U-shaped relationship between alcohol …

labor costs. Our analysis indicates that when wages and prices are flexible, product demand policies have no significant …