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This paper presents new evidence on the distribution of risk attitudes in the population, using a novel set of survey questions and a representative sample of roughly 22,000 individuals living in Germany. Using a question that asks about willingness to take risks in general, on an 11-point...
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We estimate a model of the joint participation and mobility along with the individuals' wage formation in France. Our …
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occupational specialization towards multi-tasking – for centralized wage bargaining. The analysis shows how, on account of this …
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This paper analyses theoretically and empirically how employment subsidies should be targeted. We contrast measures … efficiency" (AWE). Thereby we can identify policies that (a)improve employment and welfare, (b)do not raise earnings inequality … German data. The calibration shows that hiring vouchers can be AWE, while low-wage subsidies do not satisfy AWE. Furthermore …
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for employment protection, provided it is uniform across workers and not specifically higher for older workers. It …
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similar station within the German wage structure as that held by high school graduates in the US labour market. Finally, we …
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employment turnover and high insurance can co-exist with an American-type steady-state with low unemployment, high employment …
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The paper analyses the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work and derives some salient implications for the labour market. The analysis focuses on the switch from occupational specialization at 'Tayloristic' organizations to multi-tasking at 'holistic' organizations....
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heterogeneity. We also take into account that there might be feedback from shocks in the employment status to future propensity of … receiving firm-provided training. We find that firm-provided training significantly increases future employment prospects. This …
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-savings" effect they may leave unaffected, or even increase, total native employment of less skilled workers. Our model also predicts … positive net effect on native employment while offshoring has no effect on it. We also find some evidence that offshoring has …
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