{"product_id":"differences-and-changes-in-wage-richard-b-freeman-9780226261607","title":"Differences and Changes in Wage Structures","description":"During the past two decades, wages of skilled workers in the United States rose while those of unskilled workers fell; less-educated young men in particular have suffered unprecedented losses in real earnings. These twelve original essays explore whether this trend is unique to the United States or is part of a general growth in inequality in advanced countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on labor market institutions and the supply and demand forces that affect wages, the papers compare patterns of earnings inequality and pay differentials in the United States, Australia, Korea, Japan, Western Europe, and the changing economies of Eastern Europe. Cross-country studies examine issues such as managerial compensation, gender differences in earnings, and the relationship of pay to regional unemployment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom this rich store of data, the contributors attribute changes in relative wages and unemployment among countries both to differences in labor market institutions and training and education systems, and to long-term shifts in supply and demand for skilled workers. These shifts are driven in part by skill-biased technological change and the growing internationalization of advanced industrial economies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard B. Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226261603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226261607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.38w x 1.29d","brand":"Richard B. Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086399320319,"sku":"9780226261607","price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66c622ea-3515-4d09-96a1-dd540e26375d.jpg?v=1769094458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/differences-and-changes-in-wage-richard-b-freeman-9780226261607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}