Wage patterns: An evolutionary perspective |
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Authors: | John T Addison John B Chilton |
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Institution: | (1) University of South Carolina, 29208 Columbia, S.C. |
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Abstract: | The existence of wage patterns is often cited as evidence that the labor market is affected by institutional forces outside
the purview of economic theory. In this paper, it is argued that such patterns can be understood as the result of an information-acquiring
activity of labor market participants that enhances their chance of survival. Wage comparisons are selected, sometimes mistakenly,
in an effort to cope with the uncertainty of the environment. This evolutionary analysis denies a distinction between market
forces and spillovers.
Helpful comments on an earlier draft were received from John Pencaval, Melvin Reder, and Stanley Siebert. The usual disclaimer
attaches. |
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