Due to a tax law implemented in 1998, Dutch employers can claim an extra tax deduction when they train employees aged 40 years or older. This causes a discontinuity in a firm's cost of training an employee. We exploit this discontinuity to identify two effects: the effect of the tax deduction on...

This paper reports about a randomized field experiment in which first year economics and business students at the University of Amsterdam could earn financial rewards for passing the first year requirements within one year. Participants were assigned to a high, low and zero (control) reward...

The application of the reduction of working time (ARTT) constitutes a factor of development on a large scale for both individuals and organisations in French firms. This research attempts to improve our understanding of the ARTT agreements and to evaluate their impacts on the development of...

L’apprentissage : un monde morcelé L’élargissement du domaine de l’apprentissage : de la marginalisation à la promotion volontariste de l’apprentissage salarié - Apprentissage traditionnel et « nouveau territoire de l’apprentissage » : deux univers cloisonnés ? Évolution de...

Lorsque les attentes des salariés ne rencontrent plus celles de leur entreprise ou, plus simplement, lorsque les salariés ne sont pas satisfaits des politiques de leur entreprise, la relation d’emploi peut se dégrader. Depuis les travaux d’Hirschman (1970), nous savons que les réactions...

This study estimates the effect of expanding enrollment possibilities in early eduction on the achievement of young children. To do so it exploits two features of the Dutch schooling system. First, children are allowed to enroll in school on their fourth birthday. Second, children having their...