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Gender differences in earnings and labor supply in early career : evidence from Kosovo’s school-to-work transition survey
Pastore, Francesco; Sattar, Sarosh; Tiongson, Erwin R. - In: IZA journal of labor & development 2 (2013), pp. 1-34
Very little is known about gender wage disparities in Kosovo and, to date, nothing is known about how such wage disparities evolve over time, particularly during the first few years spent by young workers in the labor market. More generally, not much is known about gender wage gaps in early...
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Culture, Discrimination and Individual Productivity: Regional Evidence from Personnel Data in a Large Italian Firm
Ichino, Andrea; Ichino, Pietro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
discrimination or to individual effort. The absence of any evidence of regional discrimination in the process by which misconduct …
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The costs of Babylon : linguistic distance in applied economics
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Otten, Sebastian - 2012
economic transactions such as migration or international trade flows by imposing hurdles for second language acquisition and … its merits in two different applications. First, the effect of linguistic distance in the language acquisition of … of Spain. Across countries, linguistic distance is negatively correlated with reported language skills of immigrants …
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Wage differentials by field of study : the case of German university graduates
Görlitz, Katja; Grave, Barbara S. - 2012
Using data on German university graduates, this paper analyzes wage differentials by field of study at labor market entry and five to six years later. At both points in time, graduates from Arts and Humanities have lower average monthly wages compared to other fields of study. Blinder-Oaxaca...
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Chapter 12. Gender Inequality
Ponthieux, Sophie; Meurs, Dominique - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 981-1146). 2015
The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...
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The returns to occupational foreign language use : evidence from Germany
Heidland, Tobias - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 32 (2015), pp. 86-98
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The value of foreign language skills in the German labor market
Hahm, Sabrina; Gazzola, Michele - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 76 (2022), pp. 1-29
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Beauty pays but does investment in beauty? : despite the large returns from an attractive appearance, the cost-effectiveness of investment in beauty is ambiguous
Lee, Soohyung - 2015
Being beautiful gives a person an advantage in many settings. Attractive people earn more and have an easier time getting hired. People spend large amounts of money on goods and services to enhance their beauty. Is this enhancement worth pursuing? Research suggests that the expected improvement...
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What drives the language proficiency of immigrants? : immigrants differ in their language proficiency along a range of characteristics
Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2015
Language proficiency is a key driver of immigrant integration. It increases job opportunities and facilitates social … the host country language. Therefore, insights into the underlying processes and associated factors are crucial for … designing measures to improve language acquisition. Empirical evidence shows that immigrants differ in their ability to learn …
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Chapter 11. High-Skilled Immigration in a Globalized Labor Market
McDonald, James Ted; Worswick, Christopher - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 537-583). 2015
The economics literature on the international migration of skilled workers is reviewed and recent policy trends are evaluated. The theoretical implications of skilled migration are discussed within the context of the benefits to the skilled immigrant, the sending country, and the receiving...
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