This paper investigates possible spillover effects of the UK minimum wage. The halt in the growth in inequality in the lower half of the wage distribution (as measured by the 50:10 percentile ratio) since the mid 1990s, in contrast to the continued inequality growth in the upper half of the distribution, suggests the possibility of a minimum wage effect and spillover effects on wages above the ...

In recent years, many econometric studies have confirmed the existence of inter-industry wage differentials. Even after controlling for a large number of joband worker related characteristics, and demographic variables, large and statistically significant industry wage differences remain. Moreover, these differences exist for union as well as for non-union workers and seem to be remarkably simi...

The paper seeks to explain a collection of empirical regularities concerning inter– and intra–industrial wage differentials. For example, the model is consistent with the following well established set of observations: (i) Controlling for other variables, the wage of displaced workers is strongly related both to the characteristics of the pre– displacement employer and the characteristics of th...

When compared to other developed nations, the United States fares poorly with regard to benefits for workers. While the situation is grim for most U.S. workers, it is worse for low-wage workers. Data show a significant benefits gap between low-wage and high-wage in terms of flexible work arrangements (FWAs), paid leave, pensions, and employer-sponsored health-care insurance, among other things....

The relationship between the worker’s career path and wage growth is studied using a longitudinal sample of large firms. The econometric analysis shows that promoted workers receive a positive wage premium even if they stay in the same job level. Demotions are associated with negative wage premiums. The wage-career dynamics generates a U-shape to the wage premiums for promotions over the hierar...

This paper examines the gender earnings gap at the executive level on a unique data set of Danish executives in the period 1992-1995. Ordinary wage equations show that the wage gap disappears when controlling for “Who you are”, “Where you work” and “What you do”. Additionally, decomposition into interand intra-occupational differences shows that two thirds of the wage gap are due to differences...

This paper examines downward nominal wage rigidity in Korea using aggregate and individual-level data. We find that the degree of downward nominal wage rigidity differs depending on the data sources used. Results from the aggregate data indicate that, on average, wages have been flexible. By contrast, evidence from the micro data suggests that nominal wages are downwardly rigid most of the time...

â â â â â korea’s youth unemployment problem has continued to worsen since 2004. according to an e24, j64, an analysis of raw data from statistics korea’s economically active population survey and supplementary results of the economically active population survey on youths to confirm whether youth unemployment affects all youths, more youths were delaying graduation or taking leaves of abse...

This paper provides an efficient union-firm bargaining solution within the right to manage framework, by separating efficiency and distributional considerations through bargaining over wage and non-wage benefits. We show that without insurance considerations, efficiency is achieved by equating the wage and workers’ opportunity cost and providing the union with a surplus share in accordance with...

English Deficiency and the Native-Immigrant Wage Gap We focus on the effect of English deficiency on the native-immigrant wage gap for male employees in the UK using the first wave of the UK Household Longitudinal Survey. We show that the wage gap is robust to controls for age, region of residence, educational attainment and ethnicity. However, English as Additional Language (EAL) is capable of...