Essays about: "wage premium"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words wage premium.

1. 1. Education as a Double-Edge Sword: Examining the Dynamics between Education Expansion and Wage Inequality in Colombia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Juanita Serna Velasco; [2023]
   Keywords : wage inequality; education expansion; Colombia; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between education and income inequality in Colombia. Using unconditional quantile regressions (UQR) this paper examines the wage returns of different education levels at various points of the wage distribution. READ MORE

3. 2. Mind the Gap! A Spatial Analysis of the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish Municipalities.

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Kim Leonie Weigl; Lara Sophie Hauck; [2023]
   Keywords : Pension; Gender Gap; Urbanisation; Equality; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between population density and pension income as well as the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish municipalities between 2011 and 2019. Despite Sweden’s reputation as one of the most gender-equal countries, the country’s Gender Pension Gap persists and surpasses the OECD average. READ MORE

4. 3. Trends in the Composition-Adjusted College Wage Premium: Evidence From Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gabriel Nilsen; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of composition on the college wage premium in Sweden. To understand the effect of cohort composition, the study regresses the wages of college and high school workers residing outside their birth region on the composition of their cohort. The thesis uses two measurements of composition. READ MORE

5. 4. The Family Gaps in Pay : Empirical Evidence From Japan

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Linda Svedmark; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Japan has the second largest gender wage gap among the OECD nations and is falling behind in the progress of gender equality. As research indicates that parenthood greatly contributes to the gender wage gap, this thesis quantifies the magnitudes of the Japanese family pay gaps among women and men and examines which factors mainly contribute to their existence. READ MORE

6. 5. Job Market Signalling in the European labour market : Exploring the relationship between tertiary education access and participation in secondary level schooling.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Lillrank; Fredrik Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Signalling; Human capital; Secondary education; Tertiary education;

   Abstract : This study re-examines a theoretical scenario introduced by Kelly Bedard in which increased university access leads to an increase in high school dropouts due to the decreased wage premium of a high school diploma caused by talent departing to higher education. The goal for this empirical study is to expand upon the theoretical framework introduced by Bedard in order to determine whether job market signalling is present in the European labour market. READ MORE