Category: Labour economics
AI widens wage gaps between high- and low-skill workers
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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.
Output-based wages were linked to higher quality and slower task work
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Study shows output-based pay leads to higher quality and more time per task unit than time-based pay, suggesting compensation structure signals performance standards.
Digitalization is linked to lower youth unemployment in Kazakhstan
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Study analyzes digitalization’s impact on youth unemployment in Kazakhstan using ARDL analysis, finding 1% Internet increase reduces youth unemployment by 0.27% in the short run.
Education and discrimination explain much of the U.S. gender wage gap
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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.
Strikes and lockouts reduced applications to Danish public service programs
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Study analyzes how labor strikes and lockouts in Denmark’s public sector deter applications to nursing and teacher education programs using synthetic control methods.
RGGI linked to lower wages for unskilled energy-sector workers
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RGGI carbon emissions trading program caused significant wage declines for unskilled workers in energy-intensive sectors, with 7% reduction four years post-implementation, while skilled workers.
Tenure shows limited wage gains in South Korea
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Analysis of 20 years of Korean labor data reveals nonlinear wage returns to tenure, with sector-specific skills driving growth more than occupation experience.
Trade and migration frictions affect unemployment in opposite ways
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Study comparing how international trade and sectoral allocation frictions differentially affect employment reallocation and unemployment, emphasizing firm productivity sorting mechanisms.
Employers rate non-employed applicants by reason for absence
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Study reveals how employment gaps affect hiring decisions. Training breaks boost prospects, while discouragement stigma severely harms candidacy. Employer perceptions vary by gap reason.
LGB+ disclosure is linked to higher pay in NHS England
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Analysis of NHS England employee data reveals disclosure of sexual orientation correlates with higher pay for LGB+ workers through larger returns on qualifications.
