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The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J van; Vroman, Susan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997--2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of low-skill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labour market outcomes. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123553
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Central and East European Labour Markets in Transition: Developments, Causes, and Cures
Franz, Wolfgang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
The main questions addressed in this paper are: First, how did labour markets in the Visegrad countries react to the breakdown of a command economy and the transformation to a market economy? Second, which way ahead is likely, or to put it differently, what should be done now to improve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067622
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Gender Roles and Technological Progress
Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Until the early decades of the 20th century, women spent more than 60% of their prime-age years either pregnant or nursing. Since then, the introduction of infant formula reduced women's comparative advantage in infant care, by providing an effective breast milk substitute. In addition, improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666426
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Employer Learning And The Returns To Schooling
Bauer, Thomas; Haisken-DeNew, John P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesized that an employee …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666574
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Are the Unemployed Unemployable?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
This paper develops a matching model of the labour market under wage rigidity when hiring decisions are irreversible. There are two types of workers, the skilled and the unskilled. The model is used to analyse whether technological advances may have increased unemployment, and shows that this is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666594
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A Contribution to Unemployment Dynamics
Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
This paper views movements in unemployment as the result of the interaction between: (a) lags in labour market decisions; and (b) labour market shocks with temporary and permanent components. Two features of unemployment dynamics are examined: (i) `unemployment persistence', arising when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791454
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Empirical Labour Search: A Survey
Eckstein, Zvi; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
questions in a structural framework, using data on individual labour market transitions and durations, wages, and individual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792322
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Structural Estimation of Search Intensity: Do Non-Employed Workers Search Enough?
Gautier, Pieter A; Moraga-González, José-Luis; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We present a structural framework for the evaluation of public policies intended to increase job search intensity. Most of the literature defines search intensity as a scalar that influences the arrival rate of job offers; here we treat it as the number of job applications that workers send out....
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Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel
Neuman, Shoshana; Ziderman, Adrian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher … wages. In some countries where labour markets are characterized by employment growth, skill shortages and a good match … case in point. Little attention has been given to examining the success of vocational education in raising the wages of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123991
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Participation Behaviour of East German Women After German Unification
Bonin, Holger; Euwals, Rob - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
simultaneously explains participation, employment and wages. The model, estimated for East and West Germany on the basis of the … offset on the aggregate level by changes in characteristics and wages promoting participation. …
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