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Inflation, Minimum Wage and Other Wages: An Econometric Study on French Macroeconomic Data
L'Horty, Yannick; Rault, Christophe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This paper examines the set of interdependences between the formation of wages, prices and the minimum wage (SMIC) through a vectorial error correction model estimated on French quarterly macroeconomic data covering the 1970-1/1999-4 period. Two periods are distinguished: the period of inflation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233863
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The Impact of Growth, Labour Cost and Working Time on Employment: Lessons from the French Experience
L’Horty, Yannick; Rault, Christophe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
To account for employment evolutions at the macro-economic level, we propose a modelling where employment is explained by added value, working time and real labour cost. Estimations using quarterly French macro-economic data are carried out in a multivariate framework for three sets of sectors....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703692
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Unemployment and Labor Force Participation in Turkey
Tansel, Aysit; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Aksoy, Emre - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
developing country. Cointegration analysis is carried out for the aggregate and gender and age specific series. The findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167201
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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
differences. Arguably, this shortcoming is rooted in the lack of an appropriate MIMIC model which considers cointegration among … variables. This paper develops a MIMIC model which estimates the cointegration equilibrium relationship and the error correction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762169
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Income vs. Consumption Inequality in South Korea: Evaluating Stochastic Dominance Rankings by Various Household Attributes
Heshmati, Almas; Rudolf, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Using four rounds (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008) of the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS), this article examines determinants of household income and consumption levels and inequalities. Unconditional as well as conditional stochastic dominance (SD) tests are performed by year, by household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764594
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Determinants of Financial Rewards from Industry-University Collaboration in South Korea
Han, Junghee; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The external circumstances for universities have been changing rapidly. In order to be competitive, survive, and flourish, universities have shown a growing enthusiasm to generate financial revenues externally. The literature refers to this phenomenon as academic capitalism, defined as the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764601
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Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
Guadalupe, Maria; Li, Hongyi; Wulf, Julie M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper shows that top management structures in large US firms radically changed since the mid-1980s. While the number of managers reporting directly to the CEO doubled, the growth was driven primarily by functional managers rather than general managers. Using panel data on senior management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884351
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The Diffusion of Information Technology and the Increased Propensity of Teams to Transcend Institutional and National Borders
Winkler, Anne E.; Glänzel, Wolfgang; Levin, Sharon; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study examines the relationship between the diffusion of IT and changes in collaboration patterns across institutional and national borders. To undertake the research, the authors match an explicit measure of institutional IT adoption (domain names, e.g. www.umsl.edu) with institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216751
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Establishment of Science Parks in the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
in international trade suggests investment in information technology as a leading sector in the developing countries …. Therefore establishment of Science Parks is relevant to the investment policies directed towards a rapid economic development … reforms, organizational change and comprehensive investment in human resources and other development infrastructures to raise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763920
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Immigrants, English Ability and the Digital Divide
Ono, Hiroshi; Zavodny, Madeline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This study examines the extent and causes of inequalities in information technology (IT) ownership and use between natives and immigrants in the U.S., focusing on the role of English ability. The results indicate that, during the period 1997-2003, immigrants were significantly less likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566510