Real wages are not affected, and workers in both cities are indifferent. This is a case where, even in the presence of a shock that makes some firms more productive, labor is prevented from accessing this increased productivity by the constraints on housing supply. Part of the increase in ...
We test two alternative hypotheses concerning the impact of union membership on the reemployment earnings of displaced workers and find support for the hypothesis that unions exert monopoly power in setting wages rather than providing any direct productivity enhancements. This effect holds in both the ...
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This result shows that labor productivity and wages do not anymore move in lockstep. Instead, the wedge between them rises with progress in automation as represented by increases in Bt, in Pt, or in both. Putting all the results together, we have the following development over time. Initially...
“Productivity” isn’t the language of the focus groups or polls that seem to drive our politicians these days, but it is a critical New Zealand failing. We aren’t getting poorer in absolute terms, but we drift behind more and more advanced countries in the wages we can support, in ...
Productivity growth has always been the key to raising per capita GDP, wages, and living standards.2 Now, as low birth rates slow the expansion of the labor force, increasing productivity, the output we get from e...
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According to the OECD (2023a), household disposable income refers to the total amount of money available to a household, such as wages and salaries, and income from pensions, among other revenues. Understanding the dynamics between disposable household income and entrepreneurship is critical. Firstly...
According to Decreuse and Maarek (2015), labor market dynamics theories suggest that FDI projects may cause adverse effects on local employment, wages, and economic growth by replacing local workers with foreign workers. Additionally, inefficient FDI projects may reduce local economic growth due to ...
The subsequent negative impacts on GDP and employment will reduce disposable incomes and consumer spending.5 Over the forecast period, unproductive capital dedicated to the CPP is projected to result in reduced wages and incomes, lower commercial and industrial output, lower GDP, and lower employ...