Women's wages in women's work: a U.S./Canada comparison of the roles of unions and "public goods" sector jobs

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to analyze the effect of gender composition on female wages. Differences in the labor-market institutions of Canada and the US were examined. Results indicated differences in the effect of occupational gender composition on the wages of women. the estimated effect for Canadian women was generally small. However, it was relatively large for American women. Moreover, the relatively higher pay of integrated jobs in the US accounted for the negative effect of gender composition on women's wages in the country.

Wage Administration NEC, Canada, Compensation and benefits, Women, Demographic aspects, Compensation management, United States economic conditions, Labor market, Wages, Wages and salaries

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The role of the family in immigrants' labor-market activity: an evaluation of alternative explanations

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An analysis of wage assimilation with respect to immigrant labor-market activity reveals that the 'family investment model' of immigrant labor activity produces favorable results in labor economics and that family structure is an important factor in immigrant assimilation. The family investment model takes into account the wives' taking jobs to finance their husband's human capital investments. The model is characterized by the wives working harder than the husbands.

Economics, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Labor economics, Immigrants, Alien labor, Social economics, Socioeconomics, Foreign labor

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Unemployment duration: compositional effects and cyclical variability

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A strong countercyclical variation may exist in aggregate average unemployment duration. A synthetic-cohort approach was used to study unemployment duration, and ordinary least-squares regressions were used to investigate cyclical movements in duration. The results indicated that significant countercyclical variation occurred during the recessions of the 1980s for the majority of demographic and economic groups.

Unemployment, Business cycles

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