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Not All Incentives Wash Out the Warm Glow : The Case of Blood Donation Revisited

Costa-Font, Joan - 2011

The issue of the nature of the altruism inherent in blood donation and the perverse effects of financial rewards for blood and/or organ donation has been recently revisited in the economic literature with limited consensus. As Titmuss (1970) famously pointed out, providing monetary incentives to...

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A European Perspective on Long‐Term Unemployment

Eichhorst, Werner - 2015

In contrast to the recently decreasing unemployment rates in the EU, long-term unemployment remains at alarming levels. An economic recovery will not be sufficient to get all long-term unemployed back to work; rather, there is a need for effective policies addressing the long-term unemployed. To...

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Short- vs Long-Term Intergenerational Correlations of Employment and Self-Employment in Europe

Giménez, José Ignacio - 2020

This paper analyzes the existence of short- and long-term intergenerational correlation of employment and self-employment in European countries, using data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions. Using longitudinal data for the period 2003-2016, fixed effect estimates...

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Occupational Mobility in Europe : Extent, Determinants and Consequences

Bachmann, Ronald - 2019

We examine occupational mobility and its link to wage mobility across a large number of EU countries using worker-level micro data. In doing so, we document the extent, the individual-level determinants and the consequences of occupational mobility in terms of wage outcomes and structural change...

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Crowding Out of Long-Term Care Insurance : Evidence from European Expectations Data

Costa-Font, Joan - 2014

Long-term care (LTC) is the largest insurable risk that old-age individuals face in most western societies. However, the demand for LTC insurance is still ostensibly small in comparison to the financial risk, which is reflected in the formation of expectations of insurance coverage. One...

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Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Heterogeneity during the Great Recession : Evidence from Europe

Bachmann, Ronald - 2015

crisis on transitions between labour market states in Europe. Our analysis focuses on individual heterogeneity, on the type …

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European Identity and Redistributive Preferences

Costa-Font, Joan - 2015

Europe. We draw upon data from the last three decades of waves of the European Values Survey and we examine the impact of …

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Labor Market Reforms in Europe : Towards More Flexicure Labor Markets?

Eichhorst, Werner - 2016

Labor market segmentation refers to a salient divide between secure and insecure jobs and is related to problems in important areas, including macro‐economic efficiency, workers' wellbeing and repercussions for social cohesion. European countries have started a new wave of labor market reforms...

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Health Status and the Allocation of Time : Cross-Country Evidence from Europe

Giménez, José Ignacio - 2014

This paper analyzes the relationship between reported health status and time allocation decisions in six European countries. Using the Multinational Time Use Study, we find that a better perception of own health is associated with less time devoted to sleep, personal care, and non-market work,...

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The Gender Gap in Time Allocation in Europe

Giménez, José Ignacio - 2020

This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on …-demographic characteristics and paid work is taken into account. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of gender gaps in Europe, helping to … focus recent debates on how to tackle inequality in Europe, and clarifying the factors that contribute to gender …

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