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Size Matters: Entrepreneurial Entry and Government
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of …. Our results indicate that entrepreneurial entry is inversely related to the size of the government, and more weakly to the … removed from the sample but unlike the size of government, the results on corruption are not confirmed by country-level fixed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466014
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Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists
Gallet, Craig A.; List, John A.; Orazem, Peter F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Using a unique sample of new Ph.D. economists in 1987 and 1997, we examine how job seekers and their employers alter their search strategies in strong versus weak markets. The 1987 academic market was strong while the 1997 market was much weaker. A multimarket theory of optimal search suggests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763669
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Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs to Create Larger Firms?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain variation in different types of entrepreneurship across individuals and institutional contexts. Our framework generates hypotheses about the negative impact of higher levels of corruption, weaker property rights and especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839291
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Liberty and the Post-Utilitarian Society
Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Utilitarian foundations for limited government are shaky insofar as they assume rational and consistent individuals … on the scope of government intervention. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011079233
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Trade, Labor Market Rigidities, and Government-Financed Technological Change
Koeniger, Winfried - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
of labor market institutions and government intervention. In particular, technology change is induced by rigid wage … commodity prices, openness induces the government to subsidize technological innovation in the developed country because …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566677
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Evidence and Persistence of Education Inequality in an Early-Tracking System: The German Case
Krause, Annabelle; Schüller, Simone - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This article reviews empirical evidence on the early tracking system in Germany and the educational inequalities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990917
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Sufficient Statistic or Not? The Elasticity of Taxable Income in the Presence of Deduction Possibilities
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
several tax reforms that were implemented in Germany between 2001 and 2008. Our baseline estimates indicate an overall ETI of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990918
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Documentation IZAΨMOD v3.0: The IZA Policy Simulation Model
Loeffler, Max; Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Siegloch, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper describes IZAΨMOD, the policy microsimulation model of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). The model uses household microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and firm data from the German linked employer-employee dataset LIAB. IZAΨMOD consists of three components:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990920
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The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany: State Dependence Before and After the 'Hartz Reforms'
Königs, Sebastian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In this article, I study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … persistence rates and the absolute level of structural state dependence are higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany. I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884120
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Do Literacy and Numeracy Pay Off? On the Relationship between Basic Skills and Earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884134