Lane Kenworthy
Do Affluent Countries Face an Incomes-Jobs Trade-Off?
Emory University
according influential view united states pay less skilledworkers lowand government benefits stingy facilitates creation newjobs encourages individuals take jobs inmuch westerneurope relative pay levels higher bottom benefits generous said discourage job creation job seeking article offers comparative assessment tradeoff viewbased pooled timeseries crosssection analyses 14 countries 1980s 1990s findings suggest greater pay equality higher replacement rate reduce employment growth lowproductivity privatesector service industries economy whole however effects relatively weak results point variety viable options countries wishing maintain move toward desirable combination jobs equality