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97
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Alan
Barrett
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Irish Migration: Characteristics, Causes and Consequences
The purpose of this paper is to review what has been learnt about Irish migration from the work of social scientists, largely economists. For most of its modern history, Ireland has experienced large ...
(published in: Zimmermann, K. F. (ed.), European Migration: What Do We Know?, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005)
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J15 J61
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94
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Martin
Eichler
Michael
Lechner
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An Evaluation of Public Employment Programmes in the East German State of Sachsen-Anhalt
In East Germany, active labour market policies (ALMPs) are used on a large scale to contain fast rising unemployment after unification. This paper evaluates the effects for participants in public ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2009, 9 (2), 143-186)
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C14 C23 H43 J64 J68
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93
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Michael
Lechner
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An Evaluation of Public-Sector-Sponsored Continuous Vocational Training Programs in East Germany
This study analyses the effects of public-sector-sponsored continuous vocational training and retraining in East Germany after unification with West Germany in 1990. It presents econometric estimates ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35 (2), 347-375)
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J24 J31 J60 C33
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91
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Michael
Lechner
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Identification and Estimation of Causal Effects of Multiple Treatments Under the Conditional Independence Assumption
The assumption that the assignment to treatments is ignorable conditional on attributes plays an important role in the applied statistic and econometric evaluation literature. Another term for it is ...
(published in: M. Lechner, F. Pfeiffer (eds.), Econometric Evaluation of Labour Market Policies, Heidelberg: Physica, 2001, 43-58)
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C30 C40
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90
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Hartmut
Lehmann
Jonathan
Wadsworth
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Tenures that Shook the World: Worker Turnover in Russia, Poland and Britain
We study worker turnover in a transition economy to investigate to what extent the length of time a worker has been employed by a firm shapes the turnover process. Using data from the Polish Labor ...
(published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2000, 28 (4), 639-664)
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J6
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89
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Shoshana
Neuman
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Aliyah to Israel: Immigration under Conditions of Adversity
A snapshot at figures of immigration (Aliyah) to the Land of Israel (Palestine) and to the State of Israel reveals the following: between 1882-1947, in successive waves of immigration, some 543,000 ...
(published in: Zimmermann, Klaus F. (ed.), European Migration: What Do We Know, 2005, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 459-506)
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J15 J61
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88
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Olympia
Bover
Pilar
Velilla
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Migration in Spain: Historical Background and Current Trends
We review the different migration episodes in Spain since the beginning of the 20 th century, with special emphasis on the pieces of empirical work that have tried to identify the factors behind ...
(published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration: What Do We Know?, CEPR and OUP, 2005)
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J15 J61
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87
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Thomas
K.
Bauer
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Educational Mismatch and Wages in Germany
This paper contributes to the literature considering the wage effects of educational mismatch in Germany. It uses a large German panel data set for the period from 1984 to 1997 and stresses the ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21 (2), 221-229)
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I21 J31
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85
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Stephen
Pudney
Michael A.
Shields
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Gender and Racial Discrimination in Pay and Promotion for NHS Nurses
For many years the NHS has been subject to allegations that gender and racial discrimination are a feature of the internal labour market for qualified nurses. This paper examines this issue with ...
(published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 62 (s1), 801-835)
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C5 I1 J3 J7
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84
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Christoph
M.
Schmidt
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The Heterogeneity and Cyclical Sensitivity of Unemployment: An Exploration of German Labor Market Flows
It is often argued that the labor market outcomes of several "problem groups" of German workers suffer disproportionately in an economic downturn. These groups are women, the unskilled, and young and ...
(published in: Ifo Studien, 2000, 46 (1), 73-98)
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J63 J64 J21
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83
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Rob
Euwals
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Female Labour Supply, Flexibility of Working Hours, and Job Mobility in the Netherlands
In the empirical literature on labour supply, several static models are developed to incorporate constraints on working hours. These models do not address to what extent working hours are constrained ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2001, 111 (471), C120-C134)
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C20 J22 J60
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82
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Kai
A.
Konrad
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Privacy, time consistent optimal labor income taxation and education policy
Incomplete information is a commitment device for time consistency problems. In the contextof time consistent labor income taxation privacy can lead to a Pareto superior outcome and increases the ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79(3), 503-519)
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H21 H23
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81
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Timothy
J.
Hatton
Stephen
Wheatley Price
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Migration, Migrants and Policy in the United Kingdom
This paper draws together, in the form of a survey, a number of different aspects of the United Kingdom’s international migration experience since the Second World War. The areas covered include ...
(published in: Zimmermann, K. (ed.), European Migration: What Do We Know? Oxford University Press, 2005)
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J15 J61
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80
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Jan
C.
van Ours
Justus
Veenman
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The Netherlands: Old Emigrants - Young Immigrant Country
Since the mid 1960s the Netherlands has an immigration surplus, mainly because of manpower recruitment from Turkey and Morocco and because of immigration from the former Dutch colony of Surinam. ...
(published in: K. Zimmerman (ed.) European Migration: What Do We Know? Oxford: OUP, 2005)
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J15 J61
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78
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Jörgen
Hansen
Roger
Wahlberg
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Endogenous Schooling and the Distribution of the Gender Wage Gap
Previous studies on gender wage discrimination have relied on OLS when estimating the wage equations. However, there exists a number of recent studies, devoted to estimating the return to education, ...
(published in: Empirical Economics, 2005, 30 (1), 1-22)
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J3 J7
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76
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Giorgio
Brunello
Massimo
Giannini
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Selective Schools
This paper studies how schooling admission tests affect economic performance in an economy where individuals are endowed with both academic and non academic abilities and both abilities matter for ...
(published in: Bulletin of Economic Research, 2004, 56 (3), 207-225)
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J31 J24
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75
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Brian
Henry
Marika
Karanassou
Dennis
J.
Snower
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Adjustment Dynamics and the Natural Rate: An Account of UK Unemployment
This paper challenges what is the standard account of UK unemployment, namely that the major swings in unemployment over the past 25 years are due predominantly to movements in the underlying ...
(published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 52 (2000), 178-203)
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J32 J60 J64 E30 E37
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74
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Matthias
Kräkel
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Strategic Mismatches in Competing Teams
This paper discusses the strategic role of mismatching, where players voluntarily form inefficient teams or forego the formation of efficient teams, respectively. Strategic mismatching can be ...
(published as 'Strategic mismatching and competing teams' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2003, 50 (3), 355-372)
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C72 D21 J41 J44
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72
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Josef
Fersterer
Rudolf
Winter-Ebmer
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Are Austrian Returns to Education Falling Over Time?
In this paper we make a systematic presentation of returns to education in Austria for the period 1981-1997. We use consistent cross-sections from the Mikrozensus and find falling returns over time. ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2003, 10 (1), 73-89)
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I21 J31
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71
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Laszlo
Goerke
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The Wedge
It is often argued that the quantity which is traded on the market is independent of the side of the market which is taxed. However, this assertion need not hold, especially in imperfectly ...
(published in: Manchester School, 2000, 68(5), 608-623)
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H22 H55 J41
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69
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Myeong-Su
Yun
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Generalized Selection Bias and The Decomposition of Wage Differentials
The major contribution of this paper is ending a new and flexible way to measure the effects of selection on log-wages. In this context, we offer a general approach to performing decomposition ...
(revised version published in: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2007, 32 (1), 15-22)
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J71 J31 C34
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67
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Regina
T.
Riphahn
Anja
Thalmaier
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Behavioral Effects of Probation Periods: An Analysis of Worker Absenteeism
The theoretical probation literature shows that individuals have incentives to mimick "good workers" during periods of employment probation. This study empirically tests at the example of absence ...
(published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2001, 221(2), 179-201)
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J22 D80
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66
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Edward
J.
Bird
Hilke
Kayser
Joachim
R.
Frick
Gert
G.
Wagner
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The Immigrant Welfare Effect: Take-Up or Eligibility?
Are immigrants on welfare because they are more likely to be eligible or because they are more likely to claim benefits for which they are eligible? The answer is politically important, but because ...
(published in: International Migration Review, 35 (2001), 726-748)
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H53 I38 J61
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65
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Hartmut
Lehmann
Jonathan
Wadsworth
Alessandro
Acquisti
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Grime and Punishment: Insecurity and Wage Arrears in the Russian Federation
Using information from two complementary household survey data sets, we show that the dominant form of labor market adjustment in the Russian transition process has been the delayed receipt of wages. ...
(published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 27 (1999), 595-617)
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J6 J30 P20
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64
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Melanie
E.
Ward-Warmedinger
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Salary and the Gender Salary Gap in the Academic Profession
The academic profession is an occupation in which pay has fallen dramatically, resulting in the setting up of a Committee of Inquiry to examine both pay relativities and mechanisms for pay ...
(published as 'The gender salary gap in British academia' in: Applied Economics, 2001, 33 (3),1669-1681)
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J44
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61
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Rainer
Winkelmann
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Immigration: The New Zealand Experience
A history of the New Zealand immigration experience and policy is reviewed in this paper. Data from the 1981 and 1996 New Zealand Censuses are used to illustrate changes in the characteristics of ...
(published in: K.F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration - What Do We Know? Oxford University Press, 2005)
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J15 J61 J68
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59
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Don
J.
DeVoretz
Samuel
A.
Laryea
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Canadian Immigration Experience: Any Lessons for Europe?
This paper reviews and analyzes the effects of Canada’s post World War II immigration policies with the perspective of what European policy makers can learn from this experience. Impact of ...
(published in: : K.F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration - What Do We Know? Oxford University Press, 2005)
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J15 J61 J68
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57
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Ira
N.
Gang
Klaus
F.
Zimmermann
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Is Child like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin
The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35 (3), 550-569)
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I21 J15 J62
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56
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Assar
Lindbeck
Dennis
J.
Snower
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Centralized Bargaining, Multi-Tasking and Work Incentives
The paper examines the implications for wage bargaining of an important aspect of the ongoing reorganization of work - the move from occupational specialization toward multi-tasking. The analysis ...
(published as 'Centralized bargaining and reorganized work: Are they compatible?' in: European Economic Review, 2001, 45 (10), 1851-1875)
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D23 J24 J31 J51 J53
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55
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Laszlo
Goerke
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Value-added Tax versus Social Security Contributions
In order to alleviate unemployment it is often recommended to reduce social security contributions (SSC) and to compensate for the ensuing loss in revenues by a rise in the value-added tax (VAT). ...
(published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 1999, 219 (3/4), 308-325)
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H24 H25 J32 J41
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54
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Magnus
Lofstrom
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Labor Market Assimilation and the Self-Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs
This paper uses data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Censuses to study labor market assimilation of self-employed immigrants. Separate earnings functions for the self-employed and wage/salary workers are ...
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15 (1), 83-114)
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J15 J23 J61
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53
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Joop
Hartog
Pedro
T.
Pereira
José
António Cabral
Vieira
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Inter-industry Wage Dispersion in Portugal: high but falling
This paper examines the size of inter-industry wage dispersion in Portugal and compares with other countries. We find that the country has a high inter-industry wage inequality compared with the ...
(published as 'Inter-industry Wage Dispersion in Portugal' in: Empirica, 2000, 27 (4), 353-364)
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J31
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52
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Jochen
Mayer
Regina
T.
Riphahn
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Fertility Assimilation of Immigrants: Evidence from Count Data Models
This study applies count data estimation techniques to investigate the fertility adjustment of immigrants in the destination country. Data on completed fertility are taken from the 1996 wave of the ...
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2000, 13 (2), 241-262)
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C25 J13 J61
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51
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Alan
Barrett
Philip
J.
O'Connell
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Does Training Generally Work? The Returns to In-Company Training
This paper applies the familiar theoretical distinction between general and specific training to the empirical task of estimating the returns to in-company training. Using a firm-level dataset which ...
(published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2001, 54 (3), 647-662)
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J24
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50
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Klaus
F.
Zimmermann
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Ethnic German Migration since 1989 - Results and Perspectives/ Aussiedler seit 1989 - Bilanz und Perspektiven
Among all European countries, Germany absorbs by far the largest number of immigrants. But to date, the German government has yet to adopt a system that will effectively control the influx of ...
(published in: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2000, 1, 225-237)
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J61 J68
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49
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Hans Peter
Grüner
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Unemployment and Labor-Market Reform: A Contract Theoretic Approach
Why do many democracies fail to reform their labor market institutions? We study the feasibility of reforms that include the compensation of the insiders for the removal of labor market regulations. ...
(published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2002, 104 (4), 641-656)
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D70 E61 J68
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48
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Thomas
K.
Bauer
Klaus
F.
Zimmermann
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Overtime Work and Overtime Compensation in Germany
Sharing the available stock of work more fairly is a popular concern in the public policy debate. One policy proposal is to reduce overtime work in order to allow the employment of more people. This ...
(published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 46 (4), 419-436)
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J22 J23 J33
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46
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Ralph
Rotte
Michael
Vogler
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The Effects of Development on Migration: Theoretical Issues and New Empirical Evidence
Empirical research on the determinants of international migration including the LDCs has so far neglected one important issue: the complex relationship of development and migration. Since the ...
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2000, 13(3), 485-508)
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F22 O15 O19
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44
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David
N.F.
Bell
Robert
A.
Hart
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Overtime Working in an Unregulated Labour Market
Using individual-level data on male non-managerial workers from the 1996 British New Earnings Survey, we estimate overtime hours and average premium pay equations. Among other issues, four broad ...
(published as "Wages, hours, and overtime premia: evidence from the British labor market" in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2003, 56 (3), 470-480)
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J33 J38
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42
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Daniel
S.
Hamermesh
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The Changing Distribution of Job Satisfaction
The distribution of job satisfaction widened across cohorts of young men in the U.S. between 1978 and 1988, and between 1978 and 1996, in ways correlated with changing wage inequality. Satisfaction ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36 (1), 1-30)
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J28
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41
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Mike
Orszag
Dennis
J.
Snower
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Anatomy of Policy Complementarities
The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the ...
(published in: Swedish Economic Policy Review, 1998, 5(2), 303-343)
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E61 E62 H21 H23 H53 H55 H61 I30 J64 J68
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40
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Stefan
M.
Golder
Thomas
Straubhaar
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Empirical Findings on the Swiss Migration Experience
Switzerland has experienced a substantial influx of immigrants over the last 50 years after World War II, which has led Switzerland to have among the highest share of foreigners in population among ...
(published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.): European Migration - What Do We Know?, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005)
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D33 F22 J24 J31 J61
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39
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Assar
Lindbeck
Dennis
J.
Snower
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Multi-Task Learning and the Reorganization of Work. From Tayloristic to Holistic Organization
The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a Tayloristic organization of work (characterized by significant ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18 (3), 353-376)
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J23 J24 L23 M12 O33
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38
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Melanie
E.
Ward-Warmedinger
Peter J.
Sloane
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Job Satisfaction within the Scottish Academic Profession
This paper considers job satisfaction in the academic labour market drawing upon a particularly detailed data set of 900 academics from five traditional Scottish Universities. Recent studies have ...
(published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 47 (3), 273-303)
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J44
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35
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David
A.
Jaeger
Ann
Huff
Stevens
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Is Job Stability in the United States Falling?
Documenting trends in job stability over the past twenty-five years has become a controversial exercise. The two main sources of information on employer tenure, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17 (s4), S1-S28)
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J23 J63
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34
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Patrick
A.
Puhani
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Labour Mobility - An Adjustment Mechanism in Euroland?
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether labour mobility is likely to act as a sufficient adjustment mechanism in the face of asymmetric shocks in Euroland. To this end, we estimate the ...
(published as 'Labour Mobility: An Adjustment Mechanism in Euroland? Empirical Evidence for Western Germany, France and Italy' in: German Economic Review, 2001, 2 (2),127-140)
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E66 J61 P52
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33
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Assar
Lindbeck
Dennis
J.
Snower
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Price Dynamics and Production Lags
This paper provides a new explanation of why inflation is sluggish in response to aggregate demand shocks and why aggregate output changes as result of such shocks. We argue that these phenomena are ...
(published in: American Economic Review, 1999, 89 (2), 81-88)
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E12 E23 E24 E31 E32 E52
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32
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Svenn-Åge
Dahl
Øivind
Anti
Nilsen
Kjell
Vaage
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Work or Retirement? Exit Routes for Norwegian Elderly
In this paper we analyze early retirement pathways for Norwegian male and female workers. We apply a multinomial logit model to a data set covering more than 10 500 employees, ages 56-61, in 1989. ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2000, 32(14), 1865-1876)
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J26 C23 C25
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31
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Christoph
M.
Schmidt
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Persistence and the German Unemployment Problem: Empirical Evidences on German Labor Market Flows
Using a retrospective monthly calendarium of individuals’ major economic activities, this paper characterizes the monthly employment and unemployment rates and the monthly transition intensities ...
(published in: Economie et Statistique, 2000, 332/333, 83-95)
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J63 J64 J21
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30
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Jochen
Kluve
Hartmut
Lehmann
Christoph
M.
Schmidt
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Active Labor Market Policies in Poland: Human Capital Enhancement, Stigmatization or Benefit Churning
This paper provides micro-econometric evidence on the effectiveness of Active Labor Market Policies (ALMP) in Poland. We sketch the theoretical framework of matching estimators as a substitute for ...
(published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 1999, 27 (1), 61-89)
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C41 J68
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