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Duration of Low Wage Employment: A Study Based on a Survival Model

Pimenta, António M. S.; Silva, Francisco J. F.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper includes a survival analysis which attempts to explain the duration, as in the number of years a worker …

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Learning-by-Doing in a Highly Skilled Profession When Stakes Are High: Evidence from Advanced Cancer Surgery

Avdic, Daniel; Lundborg, Petter; Vikström, Johan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

surgery, our results suggest positive effects of surgery volumes on survival. In addition, we provide evidence on the …

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Start-Ups by the Unemployed: Characteristics, Survival and Direct Employment Effects

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

allows us to analyze the characteristics which drive success of the businesses. While survival rates 2.5 years after business …

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Government Grants, Plant Survival and Employment Growth: A Micro-Econometric Analysis

Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

important impetus to plant survival and employment growth. We also discover some differences in terms of the effectiveness of …

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Blessing or Curse? Domestic Plants' Survival and Employment Prospects after Foreign Acquisitions

Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

survival prospects and employment growth of that plant. The analysis uses plant level data for the UK electronics and food …

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Microeconomic Evidence of Creative Destruction in Industrial and Developing Countries

Bartelsman, Eric; Haltiwanger, John; Scarpetta, Stefano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

In this paper we provide an analysis of the process of creative destruction across 24 countries and 2-digit industries over the past decade. We rely on a newly assembled dataset that draws from different micro data sources (business registers, census, or representative enterprise surveys). The...

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Entrepreneurship and the Process of Firms’ Entry, Survival and Growth

Santarelli, Enrico; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This survey paper aims at critically discussing the recent literature on firm formation and survival and the growth of …

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Multinationals and Plant Exit: Evidence from Chile

Alvarez, Roberto; Görg, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

multinationals depend on its export orientation?, and Does the presence of multinationals affect the survival of other firms in the … true for multinational exporters. We also find that the presence of multinationals has a positive effect on plant survival …

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Business Training and Female Enterprise Start-Up, Growth, and Dynamics: Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka

de Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We conduct a randomized experiment in Sri Lanka to measure the impact of the most commonly used business training course in developing countries, the Start-and-Improve Your Business (SIYB) program. In contrast to existing business training evaluations which are restricted to microfinance...

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Does Manager Turnover Improve Firm Performance? New Evidence Using Information from Dutch Soccer, 1986-2004

Weel, Bas ter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This research examines the impact of manager turnover on firm performance using information from the Dutch soccer league in the period 1986-2004. The advantage of using sports data is that both manager characteristics and decisions and firm outcomes are directly observable. Both...

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