About What Proportion of the Variation of Wages Across Workers

question 16

Essay

About what proportion of the variation of wages across workers is explained by factors that can be measured? What are the other factors that explain wage differences but are difficult to measure?

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Quality of Mind

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A set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society, originally conceptualized by sociologist Émile Durkheim.

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