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Log on anytime during our Virtual Information Session to learn about the Rutgers Master's Program in Labor and Employment Relations (MLER) or one of our graduate certificate programs. Meet with Program Director Francis Ryan and members of our student support team to learn about the program and to ask your individual questions.

Inviting all SMLR graduate students to join us for a celebration of YOU! Meet and network with fellow graduate students, enjoy pizza, grab giveaways, explore resources, and chat with Master’s Program Directors Francis Ryan, Hadi El-Farr, and Dave Ferio!

Most European labor markets are structured by industry-wide wage bargaining. We study the relationship between sectoral bargaining and wage inequality by differentiating between wage coordination (i.e., inequality in wage floors) and wage centralization (i.e., inequality in deviations from wage floors). We introduce a novel data set of over 30,000 major German sectoral bargaining agreements between 1950 and 2025 which lets us reconstruct wage coordination for the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. We find that inequality in bargained wage floors declined substantially between 1960 and 2025. This is driven by white collar contracts and the service industry and mainly occurs within-contract. Contracts also become less regionally and demographically differentiated over time. These findings contrast with rising wage inequality during our later study period and show that wage inequality in Germany has not been driven by bargaining fragmentation, but by decentralization.

Log on anytime during our Virtual Open House to learn about our 100% online degree program designed for human resource professionals, managers and supervisors with four or more years of experience who want to advance their careers to senior HR or management positions.

Log on anytime during our Virtual Open House to learn about the top-tier ranked Rutgers Graduate Program in Human Resource Management. Hear from current students and recent graduates about how you can take advantage of opportunities within our program to build your career in Human Resources. 

Meet with Program Director Dave Ferio and student support staff for a program overview and to ask your individual questions.

Come and chat with SMLR Dean Mark Anner about his career path, leadership, and your experience in SMLR!