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No. Author(s) Title JEL Class.
10212 George J. Borjas
Joan Monras
The Labor Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks
The continuing inflow of hundreds of thousands of refugees into many European countries has ignited much political controversy and raised questions that require a fuller understanding of the ...
(published in: Economic Policy, 2017, 32 (91), 361 - 413)
J15, J61, J2
10211 Brian Duncan
Hani Mansour
Bryson Rintala
Weighing the Military Option: The Effects of Wartime Conditions on Investments in Human Capital
Military service is an important vehicle through which young Americans invest in their human capital. Using internal military data, we show that county-level exposure to U.S. combat casualties during ...
(published in Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57 (1), 264-282)
I20, I22, I26, J22
10208 Samuel R. Bondurant
Jason M. Lindo
Isaac D. Swensen
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers and Local Crime
In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using an identification strategy that leverages variation driven by ...
(published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 104, 124 - 133)
I12, K14, K42
10207 Giovanni Russo
Job Design and Skill Developments in the Workplace
We investigate the relationship between job complexity and the skills development of adult workers in Europe using the Cedefop European Skills and Jobs Survey (ESJS). The results suggest that ...
(published in: S. W. Polachek, K. Pouliakis, G. Russo, K. Tatsiramos (eds.), Skill Mismatch in Labor Market (Research in Labor Economics, 45), Emerald Publishing, 2017, 409 - 445)
J24
10206 Pedro S. Martins
Should the Maximum Duration of Fixed-Term Contracts Increase in Recessions? Evidence from a Law Reform
Fixed-term contracts (FTCs) may be an important tool to promote hirings and employment, particularly in recessions or when permanent contracts are costly. Therefore, it may be useful to let some of ...
(published in: International Review of Law and Economics, 2021, 68, 106009)
J23, J41, J63
10204 Alexander Hijzen
Pedro S. Martins
No Extension Without Representation? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Collective Bargaining
In many countries, notably across Europe, collective bargaining coverage is enhanced by government-issued extensions that widen the reach of collective agreements beyond their signatory parties to ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2020, 9(5), 1-31)
J52, J58, J21
10203 Huzeyfe Torun
Semih Tumen
The Empirical Content of Season-of-Birth Effects: An Investigation with Turkish Data
Although the season of birth variable is often used as an instrumental variable to estimate the rate of returns to schooling in the labor economics literature, there is an emerging consensus that the ...
(published in: Demographic Research, 2017, 37, 1825-1860)
C26, I26, J13
10202 Dave E. Marcotte
The Returns to Education at Community Colleges: New Evidence from the Education Longitudinal Survey
Community colleges have long been recognized for their potential in providing access to post-secondary education for students of limited means. Indeed, the recent #FreeTuition movement is built on ...
(published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2019, 14 (4), 523-547.)
I21, I23, I26
10201 Sabrina Hahm
Jochen Kluve
Effects of the Bologna Reform on Educational Outcomes: Micro Evidence from Germany
The Bologna Process aimed at harmonizing European higher education systems and at increasing their efficiency. This paper analyzes impacts of the Bologna Reform for Germany by using unique micro data ...
(revised version published as 'Better with Bologna? Tertiary education reform and student outcomes' in: Education Economics, 2019, 27 (4), 425 - 559)
I21, I28, J24
10200 Nicholas W. Papageorge
Kevin Thom
Genes, Education, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Recent advances have led to the discovery of specific genetic variants that predict educational attainment. We study how these variants, summarized as a genetic score variable, are associated with ...
(published in: Journal of the European Economic Association 2020, 18 (3), 1351 - 1399)
I24, J24
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