Essays about: "hourly wage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words hourly wage.

1. 1. The Cost Of Bias : - A Study About Wage Inequality and Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Gustav Rosén; [2023]
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   Abstract : Wage inequality and discrimination are two interrelated issues that have significant implications for individuals, organizations and society. Although progress has been made over the past decades to address these issues, they continue to exist in many sectors of the labor market. READ MORE

3. 2. The spill-over effects of Germany’s first federal minimum wage

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Eric Nordqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : minimum wage; spill-over effects; hourly wage; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates whether individuals who earn marginally above a minimum wage are experiencing spill-over effects as a result of its implementation, adjustment and existence. It focuses on Germany’s federal statutory minimum wage regime that was introduces in 2015 and later adjusted in 2017, through the experiences of individuals who earned 100% to 110% of the new wage floor in 2014. READ MORE

4. 3. What's the difference? : A descriptive analysis of the evolution of the family gap in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Fornwall; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender wage gap; family gap; wage inequality; child penalty;

   Abstract : In this study, I compare men and women with and without children to analyze the effect of children on wages and earnings. By comparing the gender wage gap to the family gap for men and women respectively, I find that there is still a persistent, yet rather small, family gap for women. READ MORE

5. 4. Effects of Anti-discrimination Law on the Differential between Non-regular and Regular Workers in South Korea

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Kim Wansoo; [2017-07-28]
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   Abstract : South Korea implemented a new anti-discrimination law in 2007. The goal is to reduce the labor condition differentials between non-regular and regular workers. This study analyzes the effect of the law on the wage differential. The data comes from “Survey on Labor Conditions by Employment Type”. READ MORE

6. 5. Coupled careers: Win-win or zero-sum? : How the partner’s occupational status relates to individual labor market outcomes

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Lars Lewenhagen; [2017]
   Keywords : Coupled careers; partner effects; occupational status; gender; social stratification;

   Abstract : The dynamics between partners’ careers have implications for household and gender inequality as heterosexual unions are usually formed by two individuals with similar educational attainment where the man has a stronger labor market position. This paper examines how the partner’s occupational status relates to individual career outcomes, and how the association varies by gender. READ MORE