Based on the New Earnings Survey, one of the most detailed and comprehensive series of statistics on wage by any government, this volume will become a standard reference for anyone actively engaged in, or studying wage determination. The authors meticulously interpret the data in a series of thematic chapters, and cover movements in the dispersion of pay; movements in manual skills differentials; white collar pay movements; national collective agreements; incentive pay and payment schemes; and the institutional role in pay determination.