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Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper analyses theoretically and empirically how employment subsidies should betargeted. We contrast measures …
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Admission Conditions and Graduates' Employability
Alexandre, Fernando; Portela, Miguel; Sá, Carla - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
We evaluate the information content of admission conditions for study programs quality by investigating its relationship with graduates employability. We find that study programs with larger numeri clausi are associated with a higher probability of finding a job. Additionally, compulsory...
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Self-Employment: A Way to End Unemployment?Empirical Evidence from German Pseudo-Panel Data
Glocker, Daniela; Steiner, Viktor - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper contributes to the policy-relevant question whether self-employment is a way outof (long-term) unemployment …. We estimate the relationship between the entry rate into selfemploymentand previous (long-term) unemployment on the basis …
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Why Are the Returns to Education Higher forEntrepreneurs than for Employees?
Sluis, Justin van der; Praag, Mirjam van; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We compare the returns to education (RTE) for entrepreneurs and employees, based on 19waves of the NLSY database. By using instrumental variable techniques (IV) and takingaccount of selectivity, we find that the RTE are significantly higher for entrepreneurs than foremployees (18.3 percent and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861838
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A Gender Perspective on Self-Employment Entry and Performance as Self-Employed
Joona, Pernilla Andersson; Wadensjö, Eskil - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Research on self-employment has increased during recent years and particular attention has been paid to self-employment … dynamics and the factors influencing entry and exit rates from self-employment. Using a large panel data set for Sweden, this … paper investigates variations in recruitment to self-employment and in self-employment performance by gender and by …
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Centralized Wage Determination and Regional Unemployment Differences : The Case of Italy
Caponi, Vincenzo - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Italian labor market is considered to be the most highly regulated among OECD countries, the unemployment rate in the North …
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A Theory of Efficiency Wage with Multiple Unemployment Equilibria : How a Higher Minimum Wage Law Can Curb Unemployment
Basu, Kaushik; Felkey, Amanda J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
in developing countries have multiple equilibria - the same economy can be stuck at different levels of unemployment with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860481
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Cost and Benefit of Apprenticeship Training : A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland
Dionisius, Regina; Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
For the first time it has been made possible to merge a German and a Swiss firm-level data set that include detailed information about costs and benefits of apprenticeship training. Previous analyses based only on aggregate data showed that the net costs of training apprentices are substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859724
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Why Develop Open Source Software?The Role of Non-Pecuniary Benefits,Monetary Rewards and Open Source Licence Type
Sauer, Robert M. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
A review of the basic theory of optimal open-source software contributions points to three keyfactors affecting supply: non-pecuniary benefits, future expected monetary returns, and opensourcelicence type...
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From the Shortage of Jobs to the Shortage of SkilledWorkers: Labor Markets in the EU New Member States
Rutkowski, Jan - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
, this transformation took place within just a few years. Untilthe mid-2000s job opportunities were scarce and unemployment … was high. But since thenlabor demand has picked up and unemployment has dropped substantially. In contrast to theearlier …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861190