NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison

Edward P. Lazear and Kathryn L. Shaw, editors

Published in January 2009 by University of Chicago Press
© 2008 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series Comparative Labor Markets

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ISBN: 978-0-226-47050-4

Table of Contents

Front matter, acknowledgments, table of contents: Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw (p. -9 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Wage Structure, Raises and Mobility: An Introduction to International Comparisons of the Structure of Wages Within and Across Firms: Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw (p. 1 - 57) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. Adjusting Imperfect Data: Overview and Case Studies: Lars Vilhuber (p. 59 - 80) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the United States : John Abowd, John Haltiwanger, Julia Lane (p. 81 - 100) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Wage and Labor Mobility in Denmark, 1980-2000 : Tor Eriksson, Niels Westergaard-Nielsen (p. 101 - 123) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in The Netherlands, 1999-2003: Lex Borghans, Ben Kriechel (p. 125 - 148) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Finland: Firm Factors in Wages and Wage Changes: Roope Uusitalo, Juhana Vartiainen (p. 149 - 178) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Wage Structure and Firm Productivity in Belgium : Thierry Lallemand, Robert Plasman, François Rycx (p. 179 - 215) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Wage Dispersion Between and Within Plants: Sweden 1985-2000 : Oskar Nordström Skans, Per-Anders Edin, Bertil Holmlund (p. 217 - 260) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the West German Private Sector, 1993-2000 : Holger Alda, Lutz Bellmann, Hermann Gartner (p. 261 - 313) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in Norway, 1980-97 : Arngrim Hunnes, Jarle Møen, Kjell G. Salvanes (p. 315 - 372) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Wage Mobility and Dynamics in Italy in the 1990s : Bruno Contini, Roberto Leombruni, Lia Pacelli, Claudia Villosio (p. 373 - 400) (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Wage Structure in France, 1977-96: Francis Kramarz, Sébastien Perez-Duarte (p. 401 - 418) (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in Sweden, 1970-90 : Paul Oyer (p. 419 - 447) (bibliographic info) (download)

List of Contributors, Indexes: Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw (p. 449 - 461) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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