Do Increases in Labor Productivity Still Drive Wage Growth?

The rise of earnings inequality in the United States has garnered attention in both the political and academic spheres. Recently progressive politicians have pointed towards the divergence of wages and labor productivity as a source of this inequality. known as the productivity-pay gap as a source of the rise in inequality. This paper analyzes that divergence with a regression model that evaluates the change in compensation that is attributable to increases in productivity. Results were somewhat surprising with productivity accounting for a larger portion of the growth in wages for the period after 1972 when the divergence in the two growth rates began than in the time between 1948 and 1972 when they were said to grow together. Additionally, results showed more wage growth was attributable to increases in productivity in goods producing sectors like manufacturing, utilities, and construction than financial intermediation in the services sector. However standard errors across our model were relatively large making it difficult to say with certainty the size of effects observed. Future research should seek to better define productivity in the service sector to determine whether other factors like education, occupation or area of residence affect the level of wage growth attributable to compensation

Sunbonnet Sue (When I was a Kid so High)

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My charcoal charmer /

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Good-Bye Little Girl, Good-Bye

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Take Me Back To My Louisiana Home

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For You A Rose : Song

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I Just Came In To Say Hello, Now I Hate To Say Good-Bye

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An eighth-century inscribed cross-slab in Dull, Perthshire

The discovery of a cross-inscribed slab with an inscription is described. Because of its importance it was decided to invite specialist comment on this piece of sculpture and to publish it in advance of the full report on the excavations. The form of the monument, its inscription and archaeological context are considered. The text appears to consist of a Gaelic personal name. The script is a form of geometrical lettering which can be dated to the opening quarter of the eighth century. The form of the cross has Columban associations which sit well with place-name and other evidence which points to Dull having been a monastery founded from Iona by c. AD 700

Smoking, particulate fuel use, increasing BMI (but not betel use) increase the probability of obstructive airway conditions in adults fron National Capital District, PNG

Exposure to tobacco smoke and particulates from biomass fuel smoke are a risk factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Papua New Guinea has a high prevalence of smoking, which is a leading cause of COPD. In addition to tobacco use, many families in PNG also use fuels producing particulate smoke for cooking (e.g. wood, charcoal or kerosene) which may further increase the risk of developing lung disease. The chewing of Betel nut (Areca catechu) is also prevalent in PNG, and has been shown to cause bronchoconstriction in asthmatic patients. This study was conducted to determine the relative contribution of smoking, particulate fuel use, and betel use have on the probability of developing obstructive lung disease. A prospective cross-sectional study measured the lung function of apparently healthy adults residing in the National Capital District. Lung function was assessed using spirometry, which was conducted according to the American Thoracic Society guidelines. Seventy-six subjects met the inclusion criteria out of hundred and forty volunteers. Smoking and biomass smoke inhalation both independently increased the probability of decreased lung function as measured by a %FEV1/FVC less than 80% of the predicted value. The use of betel was not found to significantly alter the probability of lowering %FEV1/FVC below 80% of predicted values. Interesting, increasing BMI was found to increase the probability of decreasing lung function in smokers who did not use particulate fuels and in particulate fuel users who did not smoke, and was most significant in smokers who used particulate fuels. Understanding the interactive effects between COPD risk factors will help predict health outcomes in PNG and increase public education on COPD prevention