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Learning for Employment, Innovating for Growth
Falkinger, Josef; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
productivity. Education as well as innovation and production require skilled labour as inputs. This and the fact that learning …
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Centralized Bargaining, Multi-Tasking, and Work Incentives
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
The paper examines the implications of an important aspect of the ongoing reorganization of work – the move from occupational specialization towards multi-tasking – for centralized wage bargaining. The analysis shows how, on account of this reorganization, centralized bargaining becomes...
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Is the German Apprenticeship System a Panacea for the US Labour Market?
Harhoff, Dietmar; Kane, Thomas J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
Advocates of apprenticeship programmes often argue as if it is simply a matter of historical accident that such investment by US firms has been hindered. This paper explores the structure of incentives underpinning the German system of apprenticeship training. First, we describe three...
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Equilibrium Unemployment Insurance
Hassler, John; Mora, Rodríguez; Vicente, José; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
In this paper, we incorporate a positive theory of unemployment insurance into a dynamic overlapping generations model with search-matching frictions and on-the-job learning-by-doing. The model shows that societies populated by identical rational agents, but differing in the initial distribution...
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Restructuring Production and Work
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
The paper analyses the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work and derives some salient implications for the labour market. The analysis focuses on the switch from occupational specialization at 'Tayloristic' organizations to multi-tasking at 'holistic' organizations....
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Youth Employment and Academic Performance in High School
Eckstein, Zvi; Wolpin, Kenneth - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
) towards graduation depending on the individual’s history of performance (knowledge acquisition), the level of participation in …
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Employment, Innovation and Union Bargaining Models: New Tests and Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms
Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper investigates the impact of innovation on employment using a panel of UK manufacturing firms and a headcount … bargaining models. It also argues that the innovation effect can be used to distinguish between shirking models and union … bargains. Innovation is found to have positive effect on company employment raising it by 9--12% in the short run and up to 40 …
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