Ch8_Mobility(2)_鲍哈斯劳动经济学 英文.pdfVIP

Last Week Wage Structure 2 飩 Earnings distribution 飩 Positively skewed (long right tail) 飩 Human capital model 飩 Measuring inequality 飩 Lorenz curve 飩 Gini coefficient 3 Wage Structure 4 飩 Why did wage inequality increase? 飩 International trade 飩 Skill-biased technological change 飩 Institutional changes in the labor market 飩 Superstar phenomenon 飩 Intergenerational correlation Labor Mobility 5 飩 Mobility decisions are guided by comparing present value of lifetime earnings among alternative employment opportunities in different locations. Net Gain= 饊亙饊亯 饊€娥€€ 鈭 饊亙饊亯饊亖饊亴 鈭 饊亐 飩 The family unit will move if the net gains to the family are positive. 鈭嗮€亙饊亯 + 鈭嗮€亙饊亯 0 饊€ 饊亰 The family will move whenever the gains lie above the 45-degree line: B, C, D E: the family stays and the wife is a tied stayer. D: the family moves and the husband is a tied mover. 6 7 Immigration Immigration in the U.S. 8 飩 There has been a resurgence of immigration to the United States in recent decades. 飩 The United States receives the largest immigrant flow in the world. 飩 Th