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We present an empirical analysis of job reallocation and labour mobility using matched worker-firm data for the Netherlands to investigate how firms adjust their workforce over the cycle. Our data cover the period 1993-2002. We find that cyclical adjustments of the workforce occur mainly through...
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separations in the Dutch labor market. From an analysis of matched worker-firm data we conclude that both quits and layoffs are … from being laid-off. Despite these wage renegotiations some inefficiency in separations remains. However, there is a clear …
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a positive relationship between wage and tenure. It is shown that the standard model does not in fact predict such a …
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anecdotal. In this Paper we adopt the methodology of the micro-econometric labour literature to estimate the returns to tenure …
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We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesized that an employee's education is an important signal to the employer initially. Over time, the returns to schooling should decrease with labour market experience and increase with initially...
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We study hiring decisions made by competing universities in a dynamic framework, focusing on the structure of university finance. Universities with annual state-approved financing underinvest in high-quality faculty, while universities that receive a significant part of their annual income from...
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need not reflect the `true' relationship between earnings and tenure. In this paper we argue that the observation of the …. Under certain assumptions, this information can be used to construct an unbiased estimator of the effects of tenure on … earnings growth. We apply this simple idea to Japanese and UK data. We find that tenure effects on earnings are positive but …
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This paper investigates the effect of displacement on wages of socially insured German workers, who became unemployed in 1986. Because detailed information on job loss is unavailable, displacement status is predicted using a probit, estimated on the German Socioeconomic Panel. In contrast to US...
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Given a general belief that jobs last longer in tightly regulated labour markets, the presumption would be that jobs last longer in Italy than they do in Britain. We use two large micro datasets to address this issue. Surprisingly, we find a higher proportion of male workers in Britain than in...
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mobility and job tenure for men and women over the twentieth century. British men and women hold an average of five jobs over … separation hazard is increasing in the first few months of a job, and declines thereafter. History is found to affect job tenure … different tenure patterns than later cohorts: job tenure is typically longer for earlier cohorts, and there are more pronounced …
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