This paper utilizes the self-employed to analyze the observed increase in the educational earnings premium in the 1980's. The paper compares the predictions of the signaling and human capital models in response to an exogenous demand shock such as a skill-biased technological change. Since the...

Several firm-related aspects of employee productivity are analyzed using GSOEP data. The basic premise is that, as a consequence of frustration, overeducated employees are less productive than their correctly allocated colleagues. However, the results obtained in the present study contradict the...

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 all OECD countries. This paper analyses the migration experience of Switzerland. The analysis...

Une nouvelle modalité de formation se développe dans les entreprises : le e-learning. Elle vise à favoriser l’apprentissage en vue d’améliorer la performance des salariés au travail. Cette communication, résultat d’une recherche exploratoire, s’intéresse à l’apprentissage...

Dans un contexte de préoccupation croissante des RPS (risques psychosociaux), la formation des managers à la gestion des RPS des membres de leur équipe tend à se développer. Dans ces formations, les formats pédagogiques de type "groupe d'analyse de pratiques" sont en expansion. Comment ces...

Democratic Republic of Congo has known dramatic events for the last three decades. Statistical social economic data did not exist really or not available in the period. The Labour force survey, the first phase of the 1-2-3 survey, carried out in 2004-2005 and conducted by the National Statistic...

Democratic Republic of Congo has known dramatic events for the last three decades. Statistical social economic data did not exist really or not available in the period. The Informal Sector survey, the second phase of the 1-2-3 survey, carried out in 2004-2005 and conducted by the National...

The persistency of the glass ceiling in French organizations is produced by the accumulation of societal and organizational resistances (structure effect) and of relational bias. It hampers, limits and delays women’s professional insertion and career advancement. These barriers create some...