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Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Occupational Mobility: A Test of the Immigrant Assimilation Hypothesis
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
tests the hypotheses using data on adult males from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia. The theoretical … includes data on pre-immigration occupation, the "first" occupation in Australia (at 6 months) and the occupation after about 3 ….5 years in Australia. The hypotheses are supported by the empirical analysis. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005823006
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A Family Affair: Job Loss and the Mental Health of Spouses and Adolescents
Bubonya, Melisa; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Wooden, Mark - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
-effects panel data models, using panel data for Australia, provide little evidence of any negative spillover effect on the mental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959635
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The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Pastore, José - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil … with particular emphasis on industrial relations, wage setting, unemployment benefits, employment protection and vocational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371884
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From Golden Age to Golden Age: Australia’s "Great Leap Forward"?
Frijters, Paul; Gregory, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
outcomes deteriorated as full-time employment population ratios fell, particularly among males; unemployment and welfare use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762146
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Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS
Burda, Michael C.; Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Stewart, Jay - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We examine monthly variation in weekly work hours using data for 2003-10 from the Current Population Survey (CPS) on hours/worker, from the Current Employment Survey (CES) on hours/job, and from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) on both. The ATUS data minimize recall difficulties and constrain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265658
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Golden Years? The Labor Market Effects of Caring for Grandchildren
Wang, Ying; Marcotte, Dave E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The number of Americans raising grandchildren has been rising steadily. In this paper, we add to what is known about the implications of this trend by focusing on the economic effects of raising a grandchild. We make use of a unique data set compiled from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics along...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703554
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Work and Television
Corneo, Giacomo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
Evidence from a sample of countries show that people roughly spend as much time watching television as earning their living. Moreover, television viewing and work hours are positively correlated across countries. A simple model based on complementarities in the organization of free time is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703822
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Nobody to Play With? The Implications of Leisure Coordination
Jenkins, Stephen P.; Osberg, Lars - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
We hypothesize that an individual’s time use choices are contingent on the time use choices of others because the utility derived from leisure time often benefits from the presence of companionable others inside and outside the household. We develop a model of time use, and demonstrate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822535
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Does the Statutory Overtime Premium Discourage Long Workweeks?
Trejo, Stephen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
Using a pooled data set consisting of 20 annual observations on each of eleven major industry groups, I estimate the effects of overtime pay regulation on weekly work schedules. After controlling for workweek trends within industries, the sharp expansions in overtime pay coverage resulting from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763782
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Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver Employment, Health, and Family
Bauer, Jan Michael; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
As the aging population increases, the demand for informal caregiving is becoming an ever more important concern for researchers and policy-makers alike. To shed light on the implications of informal caregiving, this paper reviews current research on its impact on three areas of caregivers'...
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