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Münich, Daniel; Svejnar, Jan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

In this paper, we use 1991-2005 panel data on the unemployed, vacancies, inflow into unemployment, and outflow from unemployment in five former communist economies and in the western part of Germany (a benchmark western economy) to examine the evolution of unemployment together with that of...

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Returns to Human Capital under the Communist Wage Grid and During the Transition to a Market Economy

Munich, Daniel; Svejnar, Jan; Terrell, Katherine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

Under communism, workers had their wages set according to a centrally-determined wage grid. In this paper we use new …

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Top‐Down vs. Bottom‐Up: The Long‐Term Impact of Government Ideology and Personal Experience on Values

Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Wagner, Gert G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper studies the long‐term impact of societal socialization on values using the example of doping behavior in sports. We apply the German Reunification Approach to the microcosm of Berlin and exploit its 40‐year long division into a capitalist and a communist sector. We deliberately...

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The Effect of (Mostly Unskilled) Immigration on the Innovation of Italian Regions

Bratti, Massimiliano; Conti, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We use small Italian regions (i.e. provinces) to investigate the causal effect of foreign immigration on innovation during 2003-2008. Using instrumental variables estimation (based on immigrants' enclaves), we find that the overall stock of immigrants did not have any effect on innovation....

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Cultural Values and Decision to Work of Immigrant Women in Italy

Scoppa, Vincenzo; Stranges, Manuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

from the home country affect the decision to work of immigrants in Italy, using the National Survey of Households with … Immigrants. Following the “epidemiological approach”, we relate the probability of being employed in Italy for immigrant women …

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Public Employment Policies and Regional Unemployment Differences

Caponi, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper contributes to the existing literature on public employment showing that the wage setting policy of the public sector can be an important determinant of private employment and unemployment. I look at the case of geographically homogeneous wages across regions with different private...

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Delayed First Birth and New Mothers' Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Biological Fertility Shocks

Bratti, Massimiliano; Cavalli, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We investigate the impact of delaying the first birth on Italian mothers' labor market outcomes around childbirth. The effect of postponing motherhood is identified using biological fertility shocks, namely the occurrence of miscarriages and stillbirths. Focusing on mothers' behavior around...

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The European Youth Guarantee: Labor Market Context, Conditions and Opportunities in Italy

Pastore, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This essay aims to discuss the conditions for a successful implementation of the European Youth Guarantee in Italy. In …

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Real Wage Cyclicality in Italy

Peng, Fei; Siebert, W. Stanley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper analyzes the cyclical behaviour of male real wages in Italy using the European Community Household Panel …. Stayers are the large majority. We find stayers in Northern Italy to have high cyclicality of real wages, higher in fact than … the North of Italy operate much more competitively than in the Centre and South. …

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Talking about the Pigou Paradox: Socio-Educational Background and Educational Outcomes of AlmaLaurea

Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Italy has an immobile social structure. At the heart of this immobility is the educational system, with its high direct …

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