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Decomposing the Gender Wage Gap in the Netherlands with Sample Selection Adjustments

Albrecht, James; Vuuren, Aico van; Vroman, Susan - Tinbergen Institute - 2004

In this paper, we use quantile regression decomposition methods to analyze the gender gap between men and women who …, sample selection is a serious issue. In addition to shedding light on the sources of the gender gap in the Netherlands, we … experience with the remainder due to unobservables. Our decompositions show that the majority of the gender log wage gap is due …

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Multitasking: Productivity Effects and Gender Differences

Buser, Thomas; Peter, Noemi - Tinbergen Institute - 2011

We examine how multitasking affects performance and check whether women are indeed better at multitasking. Subjects in our experiment perform two different tasks according to three treatments: one where they perform the tasks sequentially, one where they are forced to multitask, and one where...

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Are Workers with A Long Commute Less Productive? An Empirical Analysis of Absenteeism

Ommeren, Jos van; Gutierrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

We hypothesize, and test for, a negative effect of the length of the commute on worker’s productivity, by examining whether the commute has a positive effect on worker’s absenteeism. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance induces absenteeism with an elasticity of about...

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On Taxation in a Two-Sector Endogenous Growth Model with Endogenous Labor Supply

Hek, Paul A. de - Tinbergen Institute - 2003

This paper examines the effects of taxation on long-run growth in a two-sector endogenous growth model with (i) physical capital as an input in the education sector and (ii) leisure as an additional argument in the utility function. The analysis of the effects of taxation - including income...

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Education and Labor Market Activity of Women: An Age-Group Specific Empirical Analysis

Münch, Claudia; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

We analyze the determinants of female labor market participation for different age-groups in the European Union. We show that female participation is positively affected by tertiary education at any age. But upper secondary education increases participation only up to an age of 40 while after...

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Income Taxation in an Empirical Collective Household Labour Supply Model with Discrete Hours

Bloemen, Hans G. - Tinbergen Institute - 2010

Most empirical studies on the impact of labour income taxation on the labour supply behaviour of households use a unitary modelling approach. In this paper we empirically analyze income taxation and the choice of working hours by combining the collective approach for household behaviour and the...

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Optimal Income Taxation with Endogenous Human Capital

Jacobs, Bas - Tinbergen Institute - 2002

This paper augments the theory of optimal linear income taxation by taking into account human capital accumulation as a dimension of labor supply. The distribution of earning potentials is endogenous because agents differ in the ability to learn. Taxation affects utilization rates of human...

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What explains the Variation in Estimates of Labour Supply Elasticities?

Evers, Michiel; Mooij, Ruud A. de; Vuuren, Daniel J. van - Tinbergen Institute - 2006

much of the variation in elasticities can be explained by the variation in gender, participation rates, and country fixed …

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Informal and Formal Care among Single-living Elderly in Europe

Bolin, K.; Lindgren, B.; Lundborg, P. - Tinbergen Institute - 2007

The aims of this study were (1) to analyse whether informal care, provided by children or grandchildren to their elderly parents, and formal care are substitutes or complements, and (2) whether this relationship differs across Europe. The analyses were based on the newly developed SHARE (Survey...

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ICT and Substitution between Out-of-home and At-home Work; the Importance of Timing

Graaff, Thomas de; Rietveld, Piet - Tinbergen Institute - 2003

This paper investigates the determinants of at home and out-of-home labor supply in the Netherlands in the 199s, focusing on the presence of ICT technologies in households -in particular modem possession. To investigate these determinants, a sequential hurdle model is estimated where people...

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