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Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data....

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Unemployment Vouchers versus Low-Wage Subsidies

Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be … granted to all low-wage earners regardless of their employment history and are of limitless duration. Our analysis indicates …

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Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

climate of employment relations and union effects on employment growth. …

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Union Decline in Britain

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

it is quite small in 2004. Negative union effects on employment growth and financial performance are largely confined to …

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Much Ado About Nothing? Do Domestic Firms Really Benefit from Foreign Direct Investment?

Görg, Holger; Greenaway, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …

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International Fragmentation and Relative Wages in the UK

Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

This paper re-examines the trade-based explanation of increased wage inequality in developed countries by focusing on international outsourcing. It is the first detailed study to address the effects of outsourcing on labour markets in the UK. In a recent paper, Feenstra and Hanson (1996)...

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International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom

Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import-use matrices of input-output tables for manufacturing...

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Winners and Losers: Fragmentation, Trade and Wages Revisited

Geishecker, Ingo; Görg, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Our paper investigates the link between outsourcing and wages utilising a large household panel and combining it with … fragmentation has had a marked impact on wages. Distinguishing three skill categories we find evidence that outsourcing reduced the … definitions of outsourcing. Furthermore we find some evidence that high-skilled workers experienced increased wages due to …

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Why Do Foreign-Owned Firms Pay More? The Role of On-the-Job Training

Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric; Walsh, Frank - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

Foreign-owned firms have consistently been found to pay higher wages than domestic firms to what appear to be equally …

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Offshoring, Tasks, and the Skill-Wage Pattern

Baumgarten, Daniel; Geishecker, Ingo; Görg, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

The paper investigates the relationship between offshoring, wages, and the ease with which individuals' tasks can be … heterogeneous within skill groups. We test this hypothesis by combining micro-level information on wages and demographic and …

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