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Remittances and Gender: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … be explained by the underlying transnational network contract. Second, remittances sent by foreigners and naturalized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836668
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Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany
Mocan, Naci; Raschke, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
xenophobic feelings towards foreigners in general, and against specific groups such as Italians and Turks. We also analyze racist …. Education, and having contact with foreigners mitigate racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic feelings. People who live in states …. The results are not gender-driven. They are not an artifact of economic conditions triggering feelings about job priority …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764624
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The Rise and Fall of Swiss Unemployment: Relative Demand Shocks, Wage Rigidities, and Temporary Immigrants
Puhani, Patrick A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
Switzerland, traditionally a ‘zero unemployment’ economy, has seen an unprecedented rise in joblessness in the 1990s although unemployment fell again to a rather low level after 1997. This paper tests whether Switzerland experienced a negative relative net demand shock against the low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761695
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Taxation and Internal Migration: Evidence from the Swiss Census Using Community-Level Variation in Income Tax Rates
Liebig, Thomas; Puhani, Patrick A.; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
revenue-increasing effect of a rise in tax rate. The migratory responses of foreigners and other age-education groups are even …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762289
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Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in Europa: Status Quo und (keine?) Perspektiven
Eichhorst, Werner; Hinte, Holger; Rinne, Ulf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Die eklatant hohe Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in vielen europäischen Ländern stellt eine enorme ökonomische wie auch gesellschaftliche Herausforderung dar. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die derzeitige Situation in Europa und analysiert die verschiedenen Politikoptionen. Als zentrale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884071
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Wie weiter am deutschen Arbeitsmarkt?
Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark verändert. Es sind viele zusätzliche Arbeitsplätze entstanden. Das bedeutet aber nicht, dass die Politik in der neuen Legislaturperiode nichts mehr zu tun hätte. Zwei wesentliche Handlungsfelder stehen auf der Agenda: die...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010698822
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From Temporary Help Jobs to Permanent Employment: What Can We Learn from Matching Estimators and their Sensitivity?
Ichino, Andrea; Mealli, Fabrizia; Nannicini, Tommaso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The diffusion of Temporary Work Agency (TWA) jobs originated a harsh policy debate and ambiguous empirical evidence. Results for the US, based on quasi-experimental evidence, suggest that a TWA assignment decreases the probability of finding a stable job, while results for Europe, based on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233807
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Employment Regulations through the Eyes of Employers: Do They Matter and How Do Firms Respond to Them?
Pierre, Gaëlle; Scarpetta, Stefano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
In this paper, we present evidence on how employers perceive labor regulations and react when these are perceived to constrain the operation of their firm. The paper draws from harmonized surveys of (up to) 17,000 firms around the world, and compares employers’ responses with actual labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703116
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Long Term Earnings Inequality, Earnings Instability and Temporary Employment in Spain: 1993–2000
Cervini, María; Ramos, Xavi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper provides a longitudinal perspective on changes in Spanish male earnings inequality for the period 1993-2000, by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory parts. According to the Spanish sample of the European Community Household Panel,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822488
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Labour as a Buffer: Do Temporary Workers Suffer?
Booth, Alison L.; Francesconi, Marco; Frank, Jeff - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
In this paper, we investigate whether or not there is an equal opportunities dimension to regulating equal pay and conditions for temporary work. We develop a “buffer stock” model of temporary work that suggests a number of reasons why ethnic minorities and women may be more likely to be on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763636