Similar Search Results

Intergenerational Persistence in Health in Developing Countries: The Penalty of Gender Inequality?

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Rawlings, Samantha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper is motivated to investigate the often neglected payoff to investments in the health of girls and women in … terms of next generation outcomes. This paper investigates the intergenerational persistence of health across time and … region as well as across the distribution of maternal health. It uses comparable micro-data on as many as 2.24 million …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764588

Empirical Labor Search: A Survey

Eckstein, Zvi; den Berg, Gerard J. van - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

questions in a structural framework, using data on individual labor market transitions and durations, wages, and individual …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762359

Measuring Labor Market Frictions: A Cross-Country Comparison

Ridder, Geert; den Berg, Gerard J. van - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

applied to aggregate duration data. It does not require wage data, it is invariant to the way in which wages are determined …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822504

Firm-Sponsored General Training in Frictional Labour Markets: An Empirical Analysis for Switzerland

Gerfin, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

According to the classical human capital theory general training is entirely financed by workers. This prediction is at odds with the empirical evidence. This observation inspired new theoretical models of training in frictional labour market. These frictions create incentives for firms to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763458

Dual Track or Academic Route for Auditors: Does It Matter?

Hartog, Joop; Jonker, Nicole; van Ophem, Hans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

make it easier for them to switch employers than for the part-time educated auditors. The predictions on tenure and wages …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763540

Job Mismatches and Labour Market Outcomes: Panel Evidence on Australian University Graduates

Mavromaras, Kostas G.; McGuinness, Seamus; O'Leary, Nigel C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

The interpretation of graduate mismatch manifested either as overeducation or as overskilling remains problematical. This paper uses annual panel information on both educational and skills mismatches uniquely found in the HILDA survey to analyse the relationship of both mismatches with pay, job...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008548720

Labor Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility

Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas; David, Peggy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Economic conditions at the time of labour market entry can induce wage differentials between workers entering the labour market at different points in time. While the existence and persistence of these entry wage differentials are well documented, little is known about their interaction with...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568304

Where to Work? The Role of the Household in Explaining Gender Differences in Labour Market Outcomes

Dimova, Ralitza; Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

With the use of panel data constructed from the 1995 and 1997 Bulgarian Integrated Household Surveys, this paper explores the sectoral reallocation of labour by gender. In Bulgaria, men and women started the transition on an almost equal standing, allowing us to concentrate our attention on the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761916

IAB Employment Subsample 1975-1995 Opportunities for Analysis Provided by the Anonymised Subsample

Bender, Stefan; Haas, Anette; Klose, Christoph - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

Federal Employment Service (Bundesanstalt für Arbeit) to provide an insurance account for each employee recorded by the German …The IAB employment subsample is now available for researchers in a third, anonymised version. Following the so …-called basic file and the regional file from the IAB employment subsample, which encompassed the years 1975 to 1990, the actualized …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822748