Pay - What Are You Worth?
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An autumnal hat tip to John Richards for spotting this super interactive resource from the BBC Radio 4 web site on pay levels for different occupations. This could be an excellent introductory activity to the economics of wage/salary differentials and and concepts of social and economic worth in the labour market. Here is a related article just published by the Harvard Business Review. To Get Paid What You’re Worth, Know Your Disruptive Skills
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