Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-122).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-128).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, 1984. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-102).

Thesis (M.E.)--Thammasat University, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-45).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: James K. Galbraith. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available from UMI.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2003. / Advisor: John P. Lunstrum, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Middle and Secondary Education. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Mar. 9, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis seeks to add to the understanding of wage determination in Canada. Data from the Labour Market Activity Survey and the Survey of Displaced Workers are analysed to indicate the degree to which wages for workers of given observable characteristics vary across industries. Possible explanations for such differentials are considered, with market-clearing models argued to be unconvincing compared to the main alternative, efficiency-wage theory, which allows for a persistent distribution of labour rents across industries. In particular, the key mechanisms in versions of the efficiency-wage hypothesis appealing to workers' concern for fairness are found to be relatively free of persuasive objections, and to be supported by a substantial body of theoretical and empirical work in social psychology and sociology, as well as in economics. The extent to which the observed inter-industry wage differentials can be explained in terms of posited mechanisms for the operation of workers' concern for fairness is then examined. Some indications of the influence of the concern for equity on inter-industry wage differentials are found, although limitations in the data and multicollinearity among regressors restrict the ability to isolate different industry-specific effects. It is concluded that while there is both a theoretical and an empirical basis for the proposition that workers' concern for fairness plays a role in the determination of wages in Canada, more work on this question, ideally combined with the availability of comprehensive firm-level data, is needed to get a more precise idea of the extent of this influence.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-133).