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The effect of health on earnings: Quasi-experimental evidence from commuting accidents
Halla, Martin; Zweimüller, Martina - In: Labour Economics 24 (2013) C, pp. 23-38
-effects difference-in-differences approach estimates a negative and persistent effect on subsequent employment and earnings. After … persistent earnings losses. The effects are somewhat stronger for sub-groups of workers who are typically less attached to the …
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Immigrant economic assimilation: Evidence from UK longitudinal data between 1978 and 2006
Lemos, Sara - In: Labour Economics 24 (2013) C, pp. 339-353
–native earnings gap at entry and over time for the UK between 1978 and 2006. That is, we attempt to separately estimate cohort and … assimilation effects. We also estimate the associated immigrant earnings growth rate and immigrant–native earnings convergence rate … earnings of immigrants from more recent cohorts catch up faster with natives' earnings. While the convergence took over 30years …
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Introduction: New Perspectives on the Quality of Working Life
Kattenbach, Ralph; Jacqueline O’Reilly - In: management revue. Socio-economic Studies 22 (2011) 2, pp. 107-113
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Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes : sexual orientation seems to affect job access and satisfaction, earning prospects, and interaction with colleagues
Drydakis, Nick - 2014
Studies from countries with laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation suggest that gay and lesbian employees report more incidents of harassment and are more likely to report experiencing unfair treatment in the labor market than are heterosexual employees. Gay men are found...
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The Quality of Temporary Work
Barbieri, Gianna; Sestito, Paolo - In: Non-Standard Employment and Quality of Work. The Case …
This paper deals with the counting of temporary employment in Italy, the determinants of being a temp and the ‘quality’ of temporary employment with regards to the 2004-2006 period by using Labour Force Survey data. Although limited, this period is also important because of the further steps...
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Inmigración y cuidados de mayores en la Comunidad de Madrid
 … - Fundación BBVA
La presente monografía muestra una mirada sobre los cuidados de las personas mayores ofrecidos por cuidadoras inmigrantes en el ámbito familiar en Madrid, en un mercado informal. A ello se llega a través de los discursos proporcionados por los actores que intervienen en ese proceso, las...
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Happiness in the arts—International evidence on artists’ job satisfaction
Bille, Trine; Fjællegaard, Cecilie Bryld; Frey, Bruno S.; … - In: Economics Letters 121 (2013) 1, pp. 15-18
Many artists are prone to high unemployment and low incomes suggesting low job satisfaction. Our analysis including 49 countries paints a different picture. On average artists enjoy higher job satisfaction than other employees, mainly due to more autonomy.
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The impact of a project organisational culture and team rewarding on project performance
Stare, Aljaz - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 17 (2012) 1, pp. 40-67
The purpose of this paper is to identify the level of project organisational culture in Slovenian enterprises and the impact of that culture on team motivation and project execution compared with monetary rewards for finalising projects in time and within budget. The research showed a high level...
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The influence of entrepreneur’s characteristics on small manufacturing firm debt financing
Slavec, Alenka; Prodan, Igor - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 17 (2012) 1, pp. 104-130
This paper investigates how entrepreneur’s characteristics determine debt financing of small manufacturing firms. In particular, we investigate the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, strong and weak social ties, gender, age, and entrepreneur’s educational level on small firm debt...
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The happy artist? : an empirical application of the work-preference model
Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - 2011
The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...
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