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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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Union Strategy and Optimal Income Taxation
Kessing, Sebastian G.; Konrad, Kai A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Restrictions on work hours are more important in countries with a large welfare state. We show that this empirical observation is consistent with the strategic effects of such restrictions in a welfare state in the context of optimal direct taxation in the tradition of Mirrlees (1971). Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762005
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Incentives and Effort in the Public Sector: Have U.S. Education Reforms Increased Teachers’ Work Hours?
Stoddard, Christiana; Kuhn, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Beyond some contracted minimum, salaried workers’ hours are largely chosen at the worker’s discretion and should respond to the strength of contract incentives. Accordingly, we consider the response of teacher hours to accountability and school choice laws introduced in U.S. public schools...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762019
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The Effects of Union Wage-Settings on Firms' Production Factor Decisions
Heshmati, Almas; Haouas, Ilham - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This study is concerned with the development of a theoretical model and its empirical application to the estimation of the interaction between firms and trade union in determining wages and employment. The focus is on analyzing the effects of unions’ demands on the firm’s choice of factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762026
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The Expanding Workweek? Understanding Trends in Long Work Hours Among U.S. Men, 1979-2004
Kuhn, Peter; Lozano, Fernando - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
After declining for most of the century, the share of employed American men regularly working more than 50 hours per week began to increase around 1970. This trend has been especially pronounced among highly educated, high-wage, salaried, and older men. Using two decades of CPS data, we rule out...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762062
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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