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Firm Size Wage Differentials in Switzerland: Evidence from Job Changers
Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; Zweimueller, Josef - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
Using information on job changes and search behavior of workers and controlling for endogenous mobility we study firm-size wage differentials in Switzerland. We find that the observed cross-sectional firm size premium cannot be explained exclusively by worker heterogeneity. Almost 50 % of the...
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The impact of immigration on the wage distribution in Switzerland
Favre, Sandro - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2011
at the tails of the wage distribution in high skill occupations, the effects on overall inequality are shown to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009275586
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Redistributive preferences, redistribution, and inequality: Evidence from a panel of OECD countries
Kuhn, Andreas - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2012
This paper describes individuals' inequality perceptions, distributional norms, and redistributive preferences in a … inequality and redistribution. Not surprisingly, the effective level of redistribution (after tax-and-transfer inequality) is … objective dimension of inequality and redistribution are, at least partially, linked with individuals' political preferences and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817293
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Of bubbles and bankers: The impact of financial booms on labor markets
Wuergler, Tobias - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2009
wage structure. The substantial rise in wage inequality in the U.S. since the late 1970s has been accompanied by a major …, contributing to the rise in overall wage inequality in the economy. Simple extensions of the basic framework allow us to study the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008556910
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Do female officers improve law enforcement quality? Effects on crime reporting and domestic violence escalation
Miller, Amalia Rebecca; Segal, Carmit - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2014
We study the impact of the integration of women in US policing between the late 1970s and early 1990s on violent crime reporting and domestic violence escalation. Along these two key dimensions, we find that female officers improved police quality. Using crime victimization data, we find that as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240397
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Entrepreneurship as a non-profit-seeking activity
Benz, Matthias - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
It is typically assumed that people engage in entrepreneurship because there are profits to be made. In contrast to this view, this paper argues that entrepreneurship is more adequately characterized as a non-profit-seeking activity. Evidence from a broad range of authors and academic fields is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627926
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The happy artist? An empirical application of the work-preference model
Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2011
The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009358883
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The Macroeconomics of Model T
Foellmi, Reto; Wuergler, Tobias; Zweimüller, Josef - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2009
strong incentives for product innovations (new luxuries). We show that the inequality-growth relationship depends on which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474158
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Trade and growth in an unequal global economy
Kohler, Andreas - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2012
inequality across countries. We find that if inequality across countries is low, the extensive margin of trade between countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817276
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Schumpeterian Entrepreneurs Meet Engel's Law: The Impact of Inequality on Innovation-Driven Growth
Zweimueller, Josef - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
This paper analyzes the impact of inequality on growth when technical progress is driven by innovations and consumers … have hierarchic preferences. Inequality has an impact on growth because it affects the structure and the dynamics of demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627889