wage premium

collocation in English

meaningsofwageandpremium

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wage
noun[S]
uk
/weɪdʒ/us
/weɪdʒ/
a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a ...
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premium
noun
uk
/ˈpriː.mi.əm/us
/ˈpriː.mi.əm/
an amount that is more ...
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(Definition ofwageandpremiumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second concerns wage differentials between union members and non-members; in other words, thewagepremiumassociated with union membership for workers with equivalent qualifications, experience and other relevant characteristics.
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If there is no substitution, unless there is additionally awagepremium—the research shows that one of 6 per cent almost certainly exists—then again that programme is in profit.
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There were also changes through time of the unionwagepremiumamong different groups in the labor market.
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College educated workers command a significantwagepremiumand are much less likely to become unemployed than less educated workers.
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The jt is the unionwagepremiumin industry j in year t.
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Through studies and figures it was shown that thewagepremiumwas largest in the least skilled for both males and females.
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However, one study found awagepremiumfor women with very young children.
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The wage effects of attractiveness are nonlinear for men, which implies that wage punishment for unattractiveness is larger thanwagepremiumfor attractiveness, and linear for women.
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The explanation that is given for this sector is that it is receiving more than the white collar sector with wage premiums.
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Another study done by on union wage premiums attributes this narrowing of this gap to labor markets strengthening with time.
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