Essays about: "Wage Convergence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Wage Convergence.

1. 1. The Unification of Germany and Regional Economic Convergence: Evidence from Real Wage Data, 1850-1889

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : David Vesterager Husfeldt; [2022]
   Keywords : convergence; economic history; real wages; Germany; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the regional development of Germany in the 19th century, examining whether there was an increased tendency toward economic convergence between the German states following the country’s unification. Through a quantitative analysis using real wage data on various German cities and regions covering the period 1850-1889, the study looks for evidence of beta-convergence both before and after the unification of 1871, as well as evidence for sigma-convergence during the whole period. READ MORE

3. 2. AUTOMATION-INDUCED RESHORING: An Agent-based Model of the German Manufacturing Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Laura Merz; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; System dynamics; Agent-based computational economics; Socio-technical innovation; Automation; Reshoring;

   Abstract : The concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ signalises the rise of innovative manufacturing technologies, including industrial robots. Wider applicability of robotic automation and higher efficiency of production processes shift the profitability analysis of strategic relocation decisions. READ MORE

4. 3. Have the average wages of the Eurozone countries converged?

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Cláudio Rosa; Johannes Ramsén; [2019]
   Keywords : Wage Convergence; Eurozone; European Union; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the progression of the average wages of the countries in the Eurozone between 1996 and 2017. The purpose of this study is to examine if the wages in those countries have converged during this period and the impact of adopting the Euro had. READ MORE

5. 4. Increasingly unequal? Convergence of real wages in the EU

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Edin; [2018]
   Keywords : real wage convergence; sigma convergence; beta convergence; european union; time-series convergence; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The European union has taken steps to remove obstacles for labor mobility and per neoclassical economic theory this should lead to an equalisation of the real wages through an increase in labor mobility. Real wages is an important indicator of welfare and the equalisation process is called convergence by economists. READ MORE

6. 5. Wage Convergence among ASEAN countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Caroline Lindholm; [2016]
   Keywords : Macroeconomics; ASEAN; wage convergence; wage growth; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses whether wage convergence has taken place between six countries in the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) from the time between 2000 and 2014. The countries included are Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. READ MORE