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Title: Wage Inequality and Labor Rights Violations

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2021

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Abstract: Wage inequality does not fully capture differences in job quality. Jobs also differ along other key dimensions, including the prevalence of labor rights violations. We construct novel measures of labor violation rates using data from federal agencies. Within local industries over time, a 10% increase in the average wage is associated with a 0.15% decrease in the number of violations per employee and a 4% decrease in fines per dollar of pay. Reduced labor market concentration and increased union coverage rate are also associated with reductions in labor violations. Overall, labor violations are regressive: they increase inequality in job quality

Url: http://www.nber.org/papers/w28475

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Authors: Marinescu, Ioana; Qiu, Yue; Sojourner, Aaron

Series Title: NBER Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 28475

Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research

Pages: 1-49

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare

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