The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison (National Bureau of Economic Research Comparative Labor Markets Series)

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Wage Structure, Raises, and Mobility: An Introduction to International Comparisons of the Structure of Wages within and across Firms......Page 12
1. Adjusting Imperfect Data: Overview and Case Studies......Page 70
2. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the United States......Page 92
3. Wage and Labor Mobility in Denmark, 1980–2000......Page 112
4. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the Netherlands, 1999–2003......Page 136
5. Finland: Firm Factors in Wages and Wage Changes......Page 160
6. Wage Structure and Firm Productivity in Belgium......Page 190
7. Wage Dispersion between and within Plants: Sweden 1985–2000......Page 228
8. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the West German Private Sector, 1993–2000......Page 272
9. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in Norway, 1980–97......Page 326
10. Wage Mobility and Dynamics in Italy in the 1990s......Page 384
11. Wage Structure in France, 1977–96......Page 412
12. Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in Sweden, 1970–90......Page 430
Contributors......Page 460
Author Index......Page 464
Subject Index......Page 468