The paper studies whether and how CEO turnover in Ukrainian firms is related to theirperformance. Based on a novel dataset covering Ukrainian joint stock companies in 2002-2006, the paper finds statistically significant negative association between the pastperformance of firms measured by return...

This paper reviews recent approaches to modeling the labour market and assessestheir implications for in‡ation dynamics through both their e¤ect on marginalcost and on price-setting behaviour. In a search and matching environment, weconsider the following modeling setups: right-to-manage...

We use a cohort based model to analyse determinants of labour force participation fordisaggregated groups of workers in the euro area and the five largest euro areacountries. The model captures age and cohort effects as indicators of (unobserved)determinants of participation behaviour. We use...

This paper examines the impact of downward wage rigidity (nominal and real) onoptimal steady-state inflation. For this purpose, we extend the workhorse model ofErceg, Henderson and Levin (2000) by introducing asymmetric menu costs for wagesetting. We estimate the key parameters by simulated...

Vor etwas mehr als einem Jahr hat dasIAB seine „Wege aus der Arbeitsmarktkrise“veröffentlicht. Dabei warenHandlungsoptionen aus vier Politikbereichenauf den Prüfstand gestelltund ein gut durchdachter Policy-Mixaus Finanz-, Ordnungs-, Tarif- undArbeitsmarktpolitik zur Lösung...

Trotz zahlreicher Förderprogramme stehen viele, die den Sprung in die Selbständigkeit wagen wollen, vor schier unüberwindbaren Hindernissen. Besondershoch sind sie für Arbeitslose, denen oft die finanzielle Basis für eine Existenzgründung fehlt. In den USA werden diese und andere Barrieren...

Die neue IAB/Prognos-Studie für Gesamtdeutschlandist da. Wie früherschon haben Fachleute aus beiden Institutenversucht, ein Bild von der Arbeitslandschaftam Ende des nächsten Jahrzehntszu zeichnen. Abgeschätzt wurdenhierfür die Beschäftigungseffekte destechnischen und...

We use Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian LFS data (2002-2007) complemented with severalother surveys to compare the profile of Baltic temporary workers abroad before and after EUaccession with that of stayers and return migrants. Determinants of migration and return, aswell as selection issues...

This paper focuses on the links between informal care provision and labour market activity atthe sub-national level. Within-country analysis of this issue has been very limited to datedespite the wide regional variations in informal care provision that often exist. This issue isimportant in the...

European Social Survey data on 30 countries, covering years 2004-2009, are used to lookinto joint institutional [and other macro] determinants of the rates of dependent employmentwithout a contract, informal self-employment, and unemployment (secondary jobs are notaccounted for). Consistently...