Wage Inequality and Labor Economics

This area examines issues related to wage inequality and its psychological implications within labor economics. It explores factors contributing to income disparities and their social consequences.

wage inequality
labor economics
income disparities
social consequences
psychological implications

26,948 papers

Parent topic: Behavioral and Social Psychology

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Top Papers

Social Capital, Income Inequality, And Mortality.

1997 · 2,301 citations

Income Inequality In The United States, 1913-1998

2003 · 2,158 citations

Precarious Work, Insecure Workers: Employment Relations In Transition

2009 · 1,962 citations

Getting A Job: Is There A Motherhood Penalty?

2007 · 1,553 citations

Wage Inequality And The Rise In Returns To Skill

1993 · 1,355 citations

Protection And Real Wages

1941 · 1,330 citations

Job Satisfaction And The Good Soldier: The Relationship Between Affect And Employee "Citizenship".

1983 · 1,314 citations

Trends In U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising The Revisionists

2008 · 1,313 citations

The Fair Wage-Effort Hypothesis And Unemployment

1990 · 1,304 citations

No Security: A Meta-Analysis And Review Of Job Insecurity And Its Consequences.

2002 · 1,198 citations

Does Entrepreneurship Pay? An Empirical Analysis Of The Returns To Self‐Employment

2000 · 1,170 citations

Wage Differentials, Employer Size, And Unemployment

1998 · 1,012 citations

Why Are The Unemployed So Unhappy?Evidence From Panel Data

1998 · 977 citations

Social Resources And Strength Of Ties: Structural Factors In Occupational Status Attainment

1981 · 920 citations

Does It Pay To Be Really Good? Addressing The Shape Of The Relationship Between Social And Financial Performance

2012 · 887 citations

Social Security, Induced Retirement, And Aggregate Capital Accumulation

1974 · 874 citations

The Effect Of Minimum Wages On Low-Wage Jobs*

2019 · 857 citations

Social Protection And The Formation Of Skills: A Reinterpretation Of The Welfare State

2001 · 838 citations

Content, Cause, And Consequences Of Job Insecurity: A Theory-Based Measure And Substantive Test.

1989 · 763 citations

Job Insecurity And Psychological Well-being: Review Of The Literature And Exploration Of Some Unresolved Issues

1999 · 744 citations