The structure of wages : an international comparison / edited by Edward P. Lazear and Kathryn L. Shaw.

The distribution of income, the rate of pay raises, and the mobility of employees is crucial to understanding labor economics. Although research abounds on the distribution of wages across individuals in the economy, wage differentials within firms remain a mystery to economists. The first effort to...

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Other Authors: Lazear, Edward P., Shaw, Kathryn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Series:NBER Comparative labor markets series.
National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Summary:The distribution of income, the rate of pay raises, and the mobility of employees is crucial to understanding labor economics. Although research abounds on the distribution of wages across individuals in the economy, wage differentials within firms remain a mystery to economists. The first effort to examine linked employer-employee data across countries, The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison analyzes labor trends and their institutional background in the United States and eight European countries. A distinguished team of contributors reveal how a rising wage variance rewards star.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 461 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780226470511
0226470512
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.