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Reformüberlegungen und Marktasymmetrie: Die Potenziale einer Abfindungslösung
Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Die Beschäftigung in Deutschland ist in den letzten Jahren stark angestiegen, zu einem Teil auch in neuartigen und … Verträgen in Deutschland durch ein Abfindungsmodell. …
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Moonlighting Behavior over the Business Cycle
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Kimmel, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Using data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we examine the cyclicality by sex of moonlighting and … moonlighting hours. We find that, once we account for the sample selection into employment, both men and women exhibit procyclical … moonlighting probabilities. Likewise, moonlighting hours for male multiple job holders are procyclical. These findings contradict …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822367
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The Inter-Related Dynamics of Dual Job Holding, Human Capital and Occupational Choice
Panos, Georgios A.; Pouliakas, Konstantinos; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
The inter-related dynamics of dual job-holding, human capital and occupational choice between primary and secondary jobs are investigated, using a panel sample (1991-2005) of UK employees from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). A sequential profile of the working lives of employees is...
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Occupational Mismatch and Moonlighting among Spanish Physicians: Do Couples Matter?
Dolado, Juan José; Felgueroso, Florentino - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
) moonlighting is more frequent among male physicians. In this paper we investigate whether such differences are related to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762184
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Shadow Economies around the World: What Do We Know?
Schneider, Friedrich; Klinglmair, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Using various statistical procedures, estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 110 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 1999-2000 in developing countries is 41%, in transition countries 38% and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703568
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Shadow Economies and Corruption All Over the World: What Do We Really Know?
Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Estimations of the size and development of the shadow economy for 145 countries, including developing, transition and highly developed OECD economies over the period 1999 to 2003 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a percent of “official” GDP) in 2002/03 in 96...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703821
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The Size of the Shadow Economies of 145 Countries all over the World: First Results over the Period 1999 to 2003
Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Using the DYMIMIC approach, estimates of the shadow economy in 145 developing, transition, developed OECD countries, South Pacific islands and still communist countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 2002/2003 in developing countries is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822370
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Corruption and the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Analysis
Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a crosssection of 120 countries and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761625
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MIMIC Models, Cointegration and Error Correction: An Application to the French Shadow Economy
Buehn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
The analysis of economic loss attributed to the shadow economy has attracted much attention in recent years by both academics and policy makers. Often, multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) models are applied to time series data estimating the size and development of the shadow economy for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762169
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Evaluation of the Underground Economy in Quebec: A Microeconomic Approach
Fortin, Bernard; Lacroix, Guy; Pinard, Dominique - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
The main purpose of this paper is to estimate the size and the growth of Quebec’s underground economy, and the corresponding loss of taxes for the government. Our approach is based on a method developed by Pissarides and Weber (1989) and extended by Lyssiotou et al. (2004). The basic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777154