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Browsing ILR School by Author "Kahn, Lawrence M."
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Do Cognitive Test Scores Explain Higher U.S. Wage Inequality?
(2003-12-11)Using microdata from the 1994-8 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) for nine countries, we examine the role of cognitive skills in explaining higher wage inequality in the United States. We find that while the greater ... -
ILR Impact Brief - The Sources of International Differences in Wage Inequality
(2006-08-01)Wage inequality in the U.S. exceeds that of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Some researchers have pointed to the higher relative rewards for higher cognitive skill and more ... -
Introduction to a Special Issue on the Impact of Immigrant Legalization Initiatives: International Perspectives on Immigration and the World of Work
(2018-08-01)This article is the third in a series to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the ILR Review. The series features articles that analyze the state of research and future directions for important themes the journal has featured ... -
Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
(2008-06-01)Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We draw on a setting where there are well-defined objectives, small teams of workers, and ...
