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The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Employment and Wages in Tunisian Industries

Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

equations are estimated using data (1971–96) for importable and exportable sectors in Tunisia. Causality tests show that … of labour increased dramatically in Tunisia as women entered the labour market. This allowed importable employment to be …

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Labour-Use Efficiency in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries

Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

This paper investigates the process of adjustment in employment. A dynamic model is applied to a panel of six Tunisian manufacturing industries observed over the period 1971– 96. The adjustment process is industry and time specific. The adjustment parameter is specified in terms of factors...

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Labor Market Dynamics in Tunisia: The Issue of Youth Unemployment

Stampini, Marco; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 2005 to …

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The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labour Market

Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This paper analyses the hiring and separation rates in Tunisia before and after the Arab Spring of 2011. Several models … presence of continued risk factors in Tunisia's labour market resulting from the global financial crisis in 2008 and the Arab … separation decisions remained present in Tunisia's labour market. In addition, the paper looks at various social issues such as …

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Outsourcing, Occupational Restructuring, and Employee Well-Being: Is There a Silver Lining?

Böckerman, Petri; Maliranta, Mika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper examines the relationship between outsourcing and various aspects of employee well-being by devoting special attention to the role of occupational restructuring as a conveying mechanism. Using linked employer-employee data, we find that offshoring involves job destruction, especially...

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Do Immigrants Work in Worse Jobs than U.S. Natives? Evidence from California

Zavodny, Madeline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

In the debate over immigration reform, it is frequently asserted that immigrants take jobs that U.S. natives do not want. Using data from the 2000 Census merged with O*NET data on occupation characteristics, I show that the jobs held by immigrants are more physically arduous than the jobs held...

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A Web Survey Analysis of the Subjective Well-being of Spanish Workers

Guzi, Martin; de Pedraza, Pablo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper makes use of a large sample of individual data obtained from web surveys in the WageIndicator project. Data includes extensive information on the quality of working conditions together with different well-being indicators. The paper emphasizes the role of work-related characteristics...

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Work, Risk and Health: Differences between Immigrants and Natives in Spain

Solé, Meritxell; Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodriguez … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

We analyze the impact of working and contractual conditions, particularly exposure to job risks, on the probability of acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk associated to it. We assume this choice is...

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Do Occupational Demands Explain the Educational Gradient in Health?

Meyer, Sophie-Charlotte; Künn-Nelen, Annemarie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The aim of this paper is to investigate to what extent occupation-specific demands explain the relationship between education and health. We concentrate on ergonomic, environmental, psychical, social and time demands. Merging the German Microcensus 2009 data with a dataset including detailed...

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Getting It Right: Employment Subsidy or Minimum Wage?

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

In monopsony models of the labour market either a minimum wage or an employment subsidy financed by a lump sum tax on profits can achieve the efficient level of employment and output. Incorporating working conditions into a monopsony model where higher wages raise firm labour supply, but less...

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