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Inside the black box of temporary help agencies
Kvasnicka, Michael (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001917018
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On the job search and the wage distribution
Christensen, Bent Jesper; Mortensen, Dale; Neumann, … - 2000
The estimates of the structural parameters of a job separations model derived from the theory of on-the-job search are reported in this papers. Given that each employer pays the same wage to all observably equivalent workers and that wage dispersion across employers exists in the sense that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009612015
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Using private job agencies : optimal screening or cream skimming?
Kübler, Dorothea - 1997
In a model with private information of the worker about her ability and unobservable effort choice, the role of public … information rent if the employment exchange is inefficient and the employer chooses not to use the private agency. -- principal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009658470
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Dynamic decision structure and risk taking
Eichberger, Jürgen; Güth, Werner; Müller, Wieland - 1999
This paper investigates the behaviour in repeated decision situations. The experimental study shows that subjects show low or no risk-aversion, but put very high value on the opportunity to sell the lottery in every stage of the decision problem. There is evidence that risk attitudes depend on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009582412
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Hedging the standard of living via cost of living index futures
Schulz, Rainer - 2000
People dislike inflation because inflation erodes the real value of future nominal income and wealth. Adjustment of future nominal values via a cost of living index is an appropriate way to handle the problem of real income risk. Nonetheless an important aspect needs more discussion: If markets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009612030
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Unpaid overtime in Germany : differences between East and West
Anger, Silke (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001917007
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Sources of German unemployment : a structural vector error correction analysis
Brüggemann, Ralf - 2001
In this paper we analyze the sources of German unemployment within a structural vector error correction model (SVECM) framework. For this purpose, we propose a method to estimate an exactly identified Subset SVECM, which is a SVECM with short run parameter restrictions. A cointegration analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613616
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Asymptotics of locally interacting Markov chains with global signals
Horst, Ulrich - 2001
We study the long run behaviour of interactive Markov chains on infinite product spaces. The behaviour at a single site is influenced by the local situation in some neighborhood and by a random signal about the average situation throughout the whole system. The asymptotic behaviour of such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613606
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Market Information and Signaling in Central Bank Operations, Or, How often Should a Central Bank Intervene?
International Monetary Fund - 1997
bank of allowing the free play of market forces to reveal more of the information available to market participants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400555
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Signaling by the Fund : A Historical Review
International Monetary Fund - 2004
The objective of this paper is to review the Fund's thinking about signaling since its inception, with a view to … drawing lessons for the design of possible signaling mechanisms. Over the years, the Fund has both reflected on the ways in … instruments for the express purpose of signaling. Overall, attempts to 'design' signaling mechanisms have been less than fully …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409740