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 |
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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