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Individual Risk Attitudes: New Evidence from a Large, Representative, Experimentally-Validated Survey
Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Schupp, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
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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Est-il profitable d'être médecin généraliste ? Carrières comparées des médecins généralistes et des cadres supérieurs
Samson, Anne-Laure; Dormont, Brigitte - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Dans cet article, nous évaluons le positionnement des médecins généralistes en comparant leurs revenus à ceux de salariés situés dans le haut de la hiérarchie salariale : les cadres supérieurs. Les syndicats de médecins évoquent régulièrement la durée des études de médecine, les...
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The Returns to Seniority in France (and Why are They Lower than in the United States?)
Beffy, Magali; Buchinsky, Mosche; Fougère, Denis; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
We estimate a model of the joint participation and mobility along with the individuals' wage formation in France. Our …
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The French Food-Processing Model : High Relative Wages and High Work Intensity
Lamanthe, Annie; Gautie, Jerome; Caroli, Eve - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
than expected, thanks to the "French model's" national minimum wage and the extension of collective wage agreements to all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010706615
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Which Human Capital Matters for Rich and Poor’s Wages? Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data from Tunisia
Muller, Christophe; Nordman, Christophe Jalil - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2004
effects in wage equations fo studying the effect of education. It also provides a human capital interpretation of these firm … matched structure of the data. Wage regressions including the computed factors confirm tha human capital is associated with …, the poor benefit from working in the textile sector in terms of wages unlike the middle and high wage workers. …
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Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
for employment protection, provided it is uniform across workers and not specifically higher for older workers. It …
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Is the German Apprenticeship System a Panacea for the US Labour Market?
Harhoff, Dietmar; Kane, Thomas J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
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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Equilibrium Unemployment Insurance
Hassler, John; Mora, Rodríguez; Vicente, José; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
employment turnover and high insurance can co-exist with an American-type steady-state with low unemployment, high employment …
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Restructuring Production and Work
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
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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Organizational Change and Skill Accumulation
Guellec, Dominique; Greenan, Nathalie; Caroli, Eve - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2001
division of labor. Moreover, as firms switch to decentralization, their employment structure becomes more homogeneous and wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707333