Businesses Are Swimming in Money: Profit Protection Will Not Help With Economic Recovery
Profits are being used to boost management earnings and pay dividends to stockholders, not improve worker wages.
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Wages
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On Labor Day, a Report That Wages for U.S. Workers Continue to Fall
Non-government employees are making even less per hour than they were when the recession officially ended.
Captive Labor Markets and Migration
A captive labor pool (like working mothers who are unlikely to move their children) drives down wages. And as labor becomes more captive over time, the divide between rich and poor grows wider.
Gender Wage Gap Skewed By Survey Flaws
The wage gap between the sexes in America has been closing much faster than anyone realized, but that’s tempered by learning it’s been much wider than measurements had shown.
Why Mexican Immigrants Can’t Get Ahead
The real wages of Mexicans in the U.S. have declined since 1970, and Princeton sociologists say a “perfect storm” of anti-immigrant laws is to blame.
The Cash Benefits of a Catholic Education
Better teachers in Catholic high schools and more semesters of math and language boost student earnings later in life, a study shows.
Unions, Wages and the ‘Moral Economy’
Researchers say the decline of union rights in the U.S. contributes to the growing wage gap for all private sector workers, including nonunion members.
Are Federal Employees Overpaid?
Uncle Sam's work force makes on average lots more than its counterparts in private industry.
Blondes Have More Funds
If money equals fun, the adage that blondes have more of it appears to be true. Research suggests that blond women make more and marry richer than women with a different hair color.
Money Can Buy Happiness — If You’re Paid By the Hour
New research suggests workers paid an hourly wage are more likely than salaried individuals to associate money with happiness.