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will obtain an increased share of academic interviews in weak markets while applicants from weaker schools will … increasingly secure interviews outside of the academic market. Empirical results show that in the bust market, graduates of elite … increasingly concentrate their interviews on elite school graduates, women and U.S. residents. …
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than that for heterosexual male (female) applicants. In addition, gays (lesbians) received invitations for interviews by …) applicants for interviews. In addition, in male- (female-) dominated occupations, gay men (lesbians) received fewer invitations … for interviews than their non-gay (non-lesbian) counterparts. Furthermore, gay men (lesbians) also received fewer …
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and agency work contracts increases the turnover on the labour market and contributes to an increase in dualisation, but …
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residential turnover on student test score gains. We show that high neighbourhood turnover reduces value added for students who … auxiliary findings based on survey data, suggest that neighbourhood turnover damages education through the disruption of local …
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Employer mandates and other labor demand/supply shocks typically have small effects on wages and employment. These effects should be more discernible using data on employment transitions and wages among new hires rather than incumbents. The Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) dataset provides...
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We construct a simple equilibrium search model in which workers accumulate information about previously met employment contacts. We term the latter search capital. Here search capital (partially) insures workers against adverse shocks. The model provides a theory of job-to-job transitions that...
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In the mid-1980s, many European countries introduced fixed-term contracts. Since then their labor markets have become more dynamic. This paper studies the possible implications of such reforms for the duration distribution of unemployment. I estimate a parametric duration model using...
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We construct a general dynamic structural model of two-sided learning between a firm and its workers. We estimate an empirical version of the model using personnel data from Fokker Aircraft that cover the path of layoffs and quits through its bankruptcy. We find that the firm learns about its...
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We develop a product market theory that identifies determinants of worker turnover and explains why firms invest in … are substitutes, there will be no turnover in equilibrium, and firms invest in non-specific training if others do the same …
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This paper investigates differences in worker turnover characteristics between periods of workforce expansion and … in turnover behavior. A generally important result is that smooth functional forms of the age effect on worker mobility …
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