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Mobilitätspolitik in Europa
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Das Papier erläutert die Bedeutung der Arbeitsmobilität für die Verbesserung der Allokation und der Verteilung der volkswirtschaftlichen Ressourcen. Angesichts eines steigenden Fachkräftemangels bei wachsender Tendenz zur Arbeitslosigkeit unter gering Qualifizierten bleibt neben der...
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Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in Europa: Status Quo und (keine?) Perspektiven
Eichhorst, Werner; Hinte, Holger; Rinne, Ulf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Die eklatant hohe Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in vielen europäischen Ländern stellt eine enorme ökonomische wie auch gesellschaftliche Herausforderung dar. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die derzeitige Situation in Europa und analysiert die verschiedenen Politikoptionen. Als zentrale...
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A Gender Perspective on Self-Employment Entry and Performance as Self-Employed
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
among men who are economically inactive and lowest among women who are wage-earners. Analysing self-employment performance …, we find that men have higher incomes than women. Self-employed women more often than self-employed men have employees …. For both men and women those who enter from unemployment or inactivity are less successful in terms of income and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822521
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Sexual Bias and Household Consumption: A Semiparametric Analysis of Engel Curves in Rural China
Gong, Xiaodong; van Soest, Arthur; Zhang, Ping - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
We analyze Engel curves for nuclear households in rural China. The sample includes more than 5000 nuclear families covering nineteen out of thirty Chinese provinces. We consider expenditures on food, also subdivided into several food subcategories such as cereals, or meat and fish, and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822726
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Salary and the Gender Salary Gap in the Academic Profession
Ward, Melanie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999
mobility to the male career. Publication record, but not teaching ability, is found to be an important determinant of salary … vastly differential opportunities for promotion faced by men and women. …
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Gender and Self-Selection Into a Competitive Environment: Are Women More Overconfident Than Men?
Nekby, Lena; Thoursie, Peter Skogman; Vahtrik, Lars - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
selection of women who participate are more likely to be confident/competitive and that, within this group, performance improves …
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Gender Differences in the Effects of Behavioral Problems on School Outcomes
Kristoffersen, Jannie H. G.; Smith, Nina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Behavioral problems are important determinants of school outcomes and later success in the labor market. We analyze whether behavioral problems affect girls and boys differently with respect to school outcomes. The study is based on teacher and parent evaluations of the Strength and Difficulties...
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Parenthood and Risk Preferences
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
representative sample of individuals. The results show that men and women experience a considerable increase in risk aversion which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011214025
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Gender Patterns in Vietnam's Child Mortality
Pham, Thong Le; Kooreman, Peter; Koning, Ruud H.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We analyze child mortality in Vietnam focusing on gender aspects. Contrary to several other countries in the region, mortality rates for boys are substantially larger than for girls. A large rural-urban mortality difference exists, but much more so for boys than for girls. A higher education...
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Non-cognitive Skills and the Gender Disparities in Test Scores and Teacher Assessments: Evidence from Primary School
Cornwell, Christopher; Mustard, David B.; Van Parys, Jessica - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We extend the analysis of early-emerging gender differences in academic achievement to include both (objective) test scores and (subjective) teacher assessments. Using data from the 1998-99 ECLS-K cohort, we show that the grades awarded by teachers are not aligned with test scores, with the...
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