Essays about: "living wages"

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  1. 6. A comparison of the Swedish and German wage share in manufacturing 1870 to 1913 - Exploring the role of power resources for the wage share

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Svensson; [2020]
    Keywords : Wage share; power resource; unions; wages; emigration; standard of living; inequality; structural analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract: This thesis analyzes the distribution of profits to labor. The factor share distribution has attracted mounting attention from researchers in the last decades, as it has been identified as a central determining factor for economic inequality. However, how the factor share distribution has developed historically is debated. READ MORE

  3. 7. Overeducation and its impact on wages in Vietnam

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anh Vu Tran; [2018-07-03]
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    Abstract : The study uses the most recent Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey in 2014 and 2016 to describe the incidence of overeducation and estimate the wage effect of educational mismatch. Overeducation is more prevalent in male than in female groups. In addition, younger workers are more likely to be overeducated than older counterparts. READ MORE

  4. 8. American Dream Turns to Nightmare: The Decline of the United States Middle Class

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob Vogel; [2017]
    Keywords : Middle Class; Top 1%; Education; Poverty; United States; Median Household Income; Inequality; Financial Crisis; Stagnation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The United States middle class has become a major topic of discussion and debate over the past several years, playing an intricate part in economic and political policies today. The reasoning behind this is due to the acknowledgement of the average American household struggling to maintain their standard of living with rising costs of goods and services along with stagnating wages. READ MORE

  5. 9. Is there a Future in Real Estate? : Incorporate Futures Contracts within the Swiss Real Estate Market

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Ofelia Isberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Derivatives; Exchange; Futures Contracts; Hedging; Speculating; Real Estate; Derivat; Exchange; Futures Contracts; Hedging; Spekulation; Fastigheter;

    Abstract : In the past decades, real estate has turned into something more than just a home, it has become an investment. The interest to invest in the real estate market has increased from investors but also from private persons where the demand not only is to find a living but also perceived as an investment to make a profit or reinvest in the future. READ MORE

  6. 10. Legal Aspects of Remuneration for Workers - Living Wage: International Law, Experience and the Case of Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Yen Nguyen; [2016]
    Keywords : living wage; CSR; international law; labour rights; human rights; Vietnam; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The right to a living wage is the right to living a life of dignity with a condition deemed acceptable by the society which adherents to everyone who works. Analysing the international law system, where right to a living wage is deeply rooted, it has not explicitly regulated and become an obstacle for its full realisation, despite being an ultimate goal of international labour standard on wages. READ MORE