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Retaining through Training; Even for OlderWorkers

van Ours, Jan; Picchio, M. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011

heterogeneity. We also take into account that there might be feedback from shocks in the employment status to future propensity of … receiving firm-provided training. We find that firm-provided training significantly increases future employment prospects. This …

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Fee-for-service, Capitation and Health Provider Choice with Private Contracts

boone, jan - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2014

Contracts between health insurers and providers are private; i.e. not public. By<br/>modelling this explicitly, we find the following. Insurers with bigger provider networks,pay higher fee-for-service rates to providers. This makes it more likely that a patient is treated and hence health care costs...

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Health Cost Risk and Optimal Retirement Provision : A Simple Rule for Annuity Demand

Nijman, Theo; Werker, Bas J.M.; Peijnenburg, J.M.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2010

We analyze the effect of health cost risk on optimal annuity demand and consumption/savings decisions. Many retirees are exposed to sizeable out-of-pocket medical expenses, while annuities potentially impair the ability to get liquidity to cover these costs and smooth consumption. We find that...

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Does Family Planning Reduce Infant Mortality? Evidence from Surveillance Data in Matlab, Bangladesh

van soest, arthur; Saha, U.R. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2012

Abstract: Analyzing the effect of family planning on child survival remains an important issue but is not straightforward because of several mechanisms linking family planning, birth intervals, total fertility, and child survival. This study uses a dynamic model jointly explaining infant...

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The Miracle Drug : Hormone Replacement Therapy and Labor Market Behavior of Middle-Aged Women

Meltem Daysal, N.; Orsini, C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2012

Abstract: In an aging society, determining which factors contribute to the employment of older individuals is …) on employment of middle-aged women. HRT are drugs taken by middle-aged women to soften symptoms related to menopause … HRT use impacts employment: namely, that HRT use increases employment by 25 percentage points among middle-aged women who …

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Paying with Self-Chosen Goals : Incentives and Gender Differences

Dalton, Patricio Santiago; Noussair, Charles; Gonzalez … - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2015

Abstract: To boost employees’ performance, firms often offer monetary bonuses when production goals are reached. However, the evidence suggests that the particular level of a goal is critical to the effectiveness of this practice. Goals must be challenging yet achievable. Computing optimal...

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Impact of Bilingual Education Programs on Limited English Proficient Students and Their Peers : Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Texas

Chin, A.; Meltem Daysal, N.; Imberman, S.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2012

Abstract: Texas requires a school district to offer bilingual education when its enrollment of limited English proficient (LEP) students in a particular elementary grade and language is twenty or higher. Using school panel data, we find a significant increase in the probability that a district...

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Run For Fun : Intrinsic Motivation and Physical Performance

van Ours, Jan; Filippin, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2012

Abstract: We use data from the 24-hours Belluno run which has the unique characteristic that participants are affiliated with teams and run for an hour. This allows us not only to study the individual relationship between age and performance but also to study group dynamics in terms of...

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Unraveling the age-productivity nexus : Confronting perceptions of employers and employees

van Dalen, H.P.; Henkens, C.J.I.M.; Schippers, J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2009

What determines the perceived productivity of young and older workers? In this study we present evidence for (Dutch) employers and employees. By confronting the perceptions of employers and employees some remarkable similarities and differences are revealed. It turns out that productivity...

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Immigration, Endogenous Technology Adoption and Wages

Ray Chaudhuri, A.; Pandey, Manish - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2015

of low skilled workers for U.S. states. We further show that immigration increases the wage inequality between workers of … different skill levels in all states, and that the effect of immigration on wages and wage inequality varies systematically with …

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