Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Wage

  1. AI widens wage gaps between high- and low-skill workers
    Calibrated simulation model shows AI consistently widens wage gaps between high- and low-skill workers, with AI taxation proving more effective than training subsidies at reducing inequality.
  2. COMPARISON OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION OF RURAL AREAS IN THE KRAS-NODAR KRAI WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THE REGION
    Assessment of 44 municipalities in Krasnodar Krai using weighted indicators reveals urban economic dominance and dispersed rural leadership in social services.
  3. Education and discrimination explain much of the U.S. gender wage gap
    Review of gender wage gap drivers in the U.S., examining statistical discrimination, human capital models, and occupational segregation as explanations for persistent income inequality.
  4. Automation lowers rents and widens inequality less within groups
    Automation targets high-wage jobs, dissipates worker rents, and offsets productivity gains. Analysis of U.S. data shows automation explains half of wage inequality growth since 1980.
  5. Inflation can increase job switching and vacancies
    Model explaining how nominal wage stickiness causes workers to switch jobs during inflation, creating paradox of high vacancies with lower real wages.
  6. Wartime food prices rose sharply during the Indonesian War of Independence
    Analysis of 8,600+ staple food prices across Indonesia (1945-49) shows severe wartime inflation and subsistence-level nutrition for urban laborers, reshaping understanding of conflict dynamics.
  7. US inflation model was not robust from 2002 to 2024
    Econometric analysis of Post Keynesian inflation model using 2002–2024 U.S. data finds diminished robustness and weakened wage-cost relationships during pandemic era.
  8. Tenure shows limited wage gains in South Korea
    Analysis of 20 years of Korean labor data reveals nonlinear wage returns to tenure, with sector-specific skills driving growth more than occupation experience.
  9. Wages track productivity more closely in wealthier countries
    Explore how productivity gains translate differently to wages across income levels. Study reveals threshold effects showing wealthier nations have stronger wage-productivity links than.
  10. Household complexity affects wage-based living standard estimates
    Analysis of household complexity effects on material standard of living estimates based on male wages across historical populations with varying family structures.
  11. Review of labor market monopsony book covers policy topics
    Comprehensive analysis of monopsony power in labor markets examining wage-fixing agreements, noncompete clauses, mergers, and discrimination through law and economics frameworks.
  12. Employment and Income Generation under MGNREGA in Rural India: Evidence from Belagavi District, Karnataka
    Research assessing MGNREGA's impact on employment and income in rural Belagavi District, Karnataka, identifying implementation challenges and policy implications.