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The structure of wages : an international comparison /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lazear, Edward P., Shaw, Kathryn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Colección:NBER Comparative labor markets series.
National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 461 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780226470511
0226470512