We propose models with an ascriptive characteristic generating earnings differentials and
causing sectoral sorting, allowing us to distinguish among sources producing such …

The authors present important research showing that corporatist institutions generate
smaller non-competitive wage differentials than a decentralized system. A theoretical …

The employment relation is perhaps the most important contractual relationship in the
economy. The way in which this relationship translates worker preferences and capabilities …

We analyze a unique data set detailing the financial activities of a drug-selling street gang
on a monthly basis over a four-year period in the recent past. The data, originally compiled …

Many employers adopt practices that insulate their workforces from the outside labor market.
One defining characteristic of such an “internal labor market” is a company wage policy that …

It is well established that women fare badly in the labour market relative to men. But how
does the status of women change over the course of their careers? Do 'glass ceilings' …

We attempt to explain employment practices in internal labor markets using models that
combine job assignment, on-the-job human-capital acquisition, and learning. We show that …

This paper analyzes the nature of wage changes over a decade of labor market experience.
Discontinuous changes (jumps) account for the preponderance of wage increases, as wage …

This paper describes how personnel policies vary between establishments with respect to
pay, tenure and worker flows. In particular we have analysed to what extent higher pay is …

The paper investigates the management practices in place and the labour market outcomes
experienced by workers in the Traffic Branch of the Victorian Railways over the period 1864 …