68th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 08 - 11, 2009 | Boston, USA

J30-1 Labor Force Participation, Wage Levels, and Income Inequality

Sunday, October 11, 2009: 11:15 AM-1:15 PM
Chair:
Andranik Tangian, Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) in the Hans Boeckler Foundation—Germany
Efficient Labor Force Participation with Search and Bargaining
Bryan Engelhardt, College of the Holy Cross—USA; David Fuller, Carnegie Mellon University—USA
How Wages Respond to Shocks: Asymmetry in the Speed of Adjustment
Tairi Room, Bank of Estonia—Estonia; Aurelijus Dabusinskas, Bank of Estonia—Estonia
A Ninety-Year Panel of Annual U.S. State-Level Income Inequality Measures
Mark W. Frank, Sam Houston State University—USA
The Inter-Industry and Inter-Occupational Skill Premium in Poland
Maria Piotrowska, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wroc³awiu—Poland
Discussants:
Andranik Tangian, Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) in the Hans Boeckler Foundation—Germany and Bryan Engelhardt, College of the Holy Cross—USA