Essays about: "Wage share"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Wage share.
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1. How union members’ position in the wage distribution affects income inequality in Germany : An empirical analysis of data from the German Socio-Economic Panel
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : This thesis investigates the effect of union members’ position in the wage distribution on income inequality in Germany between 1998 and 2019. Specifically, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are analyzed on two levels. READ MORE
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2. The Ulleråker Hospitalum : A Case Study in the Wage Development of the Medical Sector 1890-1920
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This essay presents a case study about the development of income levels in the medical sector during Sweden´s period of modernization, 1890-1920, focusing specifically on the five wage groups which comprised the medical staff at Uppsala´s Ulleråker hospitalum (=mental asylum). This institution, though different in it´s stated mission from hospitals and the like, was similarily organized, and staffed with employees belonging to the same categories as regular hospital staff - they shared similar social backgrounds, education levels, work tasks and conditions. READ MORE
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3. Destruction or Protection? A discursive institutionalist study of the ideas behind the different responses to the Minimum wage directive in Sweden and Finland
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study seeks to understand and explain why Sweden and Finland voted differently in the Council of the European Union on the proposal of a minimum wage directive. The two countries share a labor market system, based in collective bargaining and important roles for trade unions and employer organizations, without a legally set minimum wage. READ MORE
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4. The Effects of Automation Technology on Wage Inequality in Europe
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In recent decades, there have been increased investments in automation-related technology across several European industries. Parallel to this, industry-level labour share declines and differences in wage growth between demographic groups can be observed. READ MORE
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5. The effects of immigration on the income of native born workers: Evidence from Sweden
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : Abstract Course: NAA305 Bachelor Thesis in Economics 15 ECTS University: Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Västerås Title: The effects of immigration on the income of native-born workers: Evidence from Sweden Author: Arnold Schanzer-Larsen Supervisor: Johan Lindén Problem: Sweden has experienced a lot of immigration, and the phenomenon has received a great deal of attention in the public and political debate. There is, among other things, fear that immigration could be harmful for the labor market outcome of the receiving country. READ MORE