65th International Atlantic Economic Conference

April 09 - 13, 2008 | Warsaw, Poland

J30-1 The Labor Force, Wage Level, and Structure

Saturday, 12 April 2008: 13:45-15:45
Chair:
Anna Ruzik, Center for Socio-Economic Research, CASE—Poland
Nonparametric Evidence on Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in Germany
Christoph Knoppik, University of Regensburg—Germany; Thomas Beissinger, University of Hohenheim—Germany; Barno Blaes, Deutsche Bundesbank—Germany
Influence of Source-Country Social Programs on Skill Composition of Immigration
John M. McDowell, Arizona State University—USA; Michael J. Greenwood, University of Colorado—USA
The Effect of Immigration Laws on Marital Matching in the United States
Sonia Dalmia, Grand Valley State University—USA; Claudia Smith, Grand Valley State University—USA
The Role of Transition, Incraesed Comeptition, and Decentralized Wage Setting
Tor V. Eriksson, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University—Denmark; Mariola Pytlikova, Aarhsu School of Business, Aarhus University—Denmark; Frederic Warzynski, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University—Denmark