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Nov 2018
25m 57s

What Determines How Much You Make

J. David Stein
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#231 Why different occupations pay differently or even the same occupation in different countries. Why the same occupation can pay differently for different companies that reside in the same city.

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  • [0:12] A bit of background on today’s question for Money For the Rest of Us
  • [2:28] Why do certain occupations pay more than others?
  • [11:36] Wages vary from county to country - here’s why
  • [20:09] Even jobs in the same city pay different wages, and there’s a good reason behind it
  • [25:52] You can do a few things to protect your own employability with respectable wages



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