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Distribution and Use of Knowledge under the “Laws of the Web”

Falkinger, Josef - CESifo - 2007

mass of producers and users of knowledge interact through a distribution medium. This paper considers the consequences of … technology affect the use of knowledge, and it then describes the characteristics of an optimal ranking scheme. The analysis is … carried out using a model in which agents’ productivity is based on the stock of knowledge used. The value of a piece of …

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The Structure of the Permanent Job Wage Premium: Evidence from Europe

Kahn, Lawrence - CESifo - 2013

Using longitudinal data on individuals from the European Community Household Panel for thirteen countries during 1995-2001, I investigate the wage premium for permanent jobs relative to temporary jobs. For men, the wage premium for a permanent job is lower for older workers and native born...

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Real and Monetary Challenges to Wage Policy in Germany at the Turn of the Millennium: Technical Progress, Globalization and European Monetary Union

Franz, Wolfgang - CESifo - 1999

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage p olicy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled-biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

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The Structure of Worker Compensation in Brazil, with a Comparison to France and the United States

Filho, Naércio Aquino Menezes; Muendler, Marc-Andreas; … - CESifo - 2006

We employ a comprehensive matched employer-employee data set for Brazil to analyze wage determinants and compare results to Abowd, Kramarz, Margolis and Troske (2001) for French and U.S. manufacturing. Returns to education and experience in Brazilian manufacturing exceed those of the other...

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The East German Wage Structure after Transition

Orlowski, Robert; Riphahn, Regina T. - CESifo - 2008

We extend the literature on transition economies' wage structures by investigating the returns to tenure and experience. This study applies recent panel data and estimation approaches that control for hitherto neglected biases. We compare the life cycle structure in East and West German wages...

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Human Capital and National Institutional Quality: Are TIMSS, PISA, and National Average IQ Robust Predictors?

Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - CESifo - 2014

Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...

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Parental Leave and Children's Schooling Outcomes: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Parental Leave Reform

Danzer, Natalia; Lavy, Victor - CESifo - 2013

This paper investigates the question whether long-term human capital outcomes are affected by the duration of maternity leave, i.e. by the time mothers spend at home with their newborn before returning to work. Employing RD and difference-in-difference approaches, this paper exploits an...

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The Business Environment in the Transition

Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark - CESifo - 2012

Following the collapse of planning, new small and medium-sized firms rapidly emerged in all transition economies. Using firm level data, we investigate the interaction between the widespread opportunities for new business activities such firms faced and their business environment. The business...

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Why are Educated and Risk-Loving Persons More Mobile Across Regions

Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; … - CESifo - 2012

Why are better educated and more risk-friendly persons more mobile across regions? To answer this question, we use micro data on internal migrants from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 2000–2006 and merge this information with a unique proxy for region-pair-specific cultural distances...

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Human Capital Accumulation and the Macroeconomy in an Ageing Society

Heijdra, Ben J.; Reijnders, Laurie S. M. - CESifo - 2012

How do population ageing shocks affect the long-run macroeconomic performance of an economy? To answer this question we build a general equilibrium overlapping generations model of a closed economy featuring endogenous factor prices. Finitely-lived individuals are endowed with perfect foresight...

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