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Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce, Productivity and Profits: Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our micro-econometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age-productivity … the ceteris paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652531
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Do Institutions, Ownership, Exporting and Competition Explain Firm Performance? Evidence from 26 Transition Countries
Commander, Simon; Svejnar, Jan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We analyze a large stratified random sample of firms that provide us with measures of performance and each firm’s top manager’s perception of the severity of business environment constraints faced by his/her firm. Unlike most existing studies that rely on external and aggregated proxy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822639
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Spillover Effects of Unionisation on Non-members' Well-being
Haile, Getinet Astatike; Bryson, Alex; White, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The paper investigates whether unionisation has a spillover effect on wellbeing by comparing non-members in union and non-union workplaces. To this end, it adapts the social custom model of trade unions and goes on to conduct empirical analyses using linked employer-employee data and alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010812505
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Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? Revisiting the Minimum Wage Bite with Sectoral Data
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The paper explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and exploit unique data covering 17 European countries and information from more than 1100...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990915
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Youth Unemployment in Europe: What to Do about It?
Eichhorst, Werner; Hinte, Holger; Rinne, Ulf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. This paper gives an overview of the current situation and assesses different policy options. It emphasizes the role of stronger intra-EU mobility of young workers, policies to make vocational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990944
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … in Europe. Indeed, in contrast to the pre-crisis situation and the findings of previous empirical studies, there is … tentative evidence that the migration response to the crisis has been considerable in Europe, in contrast to the United States …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884205
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Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey
Bargain, Olivier; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
supply elasticities for Western Europe and the US. We also investigate the relative contribution of different methodological …, both in the US and in Europe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884275
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Inclusive Growth: What Future for the European Social Model?
Schmid, Günther - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
empirical sketch on to what extent Europe has already succeeded with respect to this ambitious goal. The result is quite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884390
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The State of University Policy for Progress in Europe
Hoareau, Cécile; Ritzen, Jo; Marconi, Gabriele - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
governments’ policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are ‘empowering …, indicating a relative cohesion in Europe. Yet, substantial variations exist in terms of higher education policy in Europe, each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884401
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What Happens to the Careers of European Workers When Immigrants "Take Their Jobs"?
Cattaneo, Cristina; Fiorio, Carlo V.; Peri, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In this paper we use a dataset that follows a representative sample of native Europeans, resident of 11 countries, over the period 1995-2001, in order to identify the effect of inflows of immigrants on their career, employment, location and wage. We use the 1991 distribution of immigrants by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010885182