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Lawrence F. Katz
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 319
Citations - 60116
Lawrence F. Katz is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wage & Unemployment. The author has an hindex of 104, co-authored 318 publications receiving 55969 citations. Previous affiliations of Lawrence F. Katz include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Efficiency Wage Theories: a Partial Evaluation
TL;DR: A survey of recent developments in the literature on efficiency wage theories of unemployment can be found in this paper, where a wide variety of evidence on inter-industry wage differences is analyzed.
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The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States
TL;DR: This article examined the evolution of the Mexican-born workforce in the United States using data drawn from the decennial U.S. Census throughout the entire 20th century, and examined the trends in the relative skills and economic performance of Mexican immigrants.
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Job Queues and Wages
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between job queues and wage differentials and found that openings for jobs that pay the minimum wage attract more job applicants than jobs that either pay either slightly more or slightly less than minimum wage.
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Changes in Relative Wages, 1963-1987: Supply and Demand Factors
TL;DR: A simple supply and demand framework is used to analyze changes in the U.S. wage structure from 1963 to 1987 as discussed by the authors, and it is found that rapid secular growth in the demand for more-educated workers, "more-skilled" workers, and females appears to be the driving force behind observed changes in wage structure.