Abstract
This paper estimates a wage curve for Belgium. We find an unemployment elasticity of pay close to -0.1 for males, but none for females. This may indicate that the female workforce, unlike the male, faces a more competitive labour market.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 223-227 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1 1998 |
Keywords
- J31
- J60
- Unemployment
- Wages
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics
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Janssens, S., & Konings, J. (1998). One more wage curve: The case of Belgium. Economics Letters, 60(2), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-1765(98)00111-6