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Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance
Sluis, Justin van der; Praag, Mirjam van; Vijverberg, Wim - Tinbergen Institute - 2003
return in industrial countries. The return varies, however, by gender, rural or urban residence, and the share of agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144501
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A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Effect of Immigration on Wages
Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Tinbergen Institute - 2004
In our increasingly interconnected and open world, international migration is becoming an important socio-economic phenomenon for many countries. Since the early 1980s, many studies have been undertaken of the impact of immigration on host labour markets. Borjas (2003) noted that the estimated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137039
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Meta-analysis: A Tool for Upgrading Inputs of Macroeconomic Policy Models
Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Mooij, … - Tinbergen Institute - 2002
Meta-analysis is a research method to synthesise previously obtained research results. It is best seen as a statistical approach towards reviewing and summarising the literature. This paper aims to introduce and critically review the research method of meta-analysis and to illustrate its...
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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Control in an Occupational Choice Framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964455
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Estimating the Effect of Personality on Male-Female Earnings
Müller, Gerrit; Plug, Erik - Tinbergen Institute - 2004
This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the <A href="http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1246&context=ilrreview"><I>Industrial & Labor Relations Review</I></A>.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137130
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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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Limitations on De-collectivisation in Central European Agriculture
Bezemer, Dirk J. - Tinbergen Institute - 2000
Following formal privatisation of farm land and assets in Central Europe, the change in agricultural production structures has been both more limited and different than was initially expected. In this paper, the theoretical reasons underlying those expectations are reviewed. An alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144468
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When Health Care Insurance Does Not Make A Difference – The Case of Health Care ‘Made in China’
Dalen, Hendrik P. van - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
Does medical insurance affect health care demand and in the end contribute to improvements in the health status? Evidence for China for the year 2004, by means of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), shows that health insurance does not affect health care demand in a significant manner....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144484
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The Effect of Growth and Inequality in Incomes on Health Inequality: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the European Panel
Ourti, Tom Van; Doorslaer, Eddy Van; Koolman, Xander - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
Europe aims at combining income growth with improvements in social cohesion as measured by income and health inequalities. We show that, theoretically, both aims can be reconciled only under very specific conditions concerning the type of growth and the income responsiveness of health. We...
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Long Run Returns to Education: Does Schooling Lead to an Extended Old Age?
Kippersluis, Hans van; O'Donnell, Owen; Doorslaer, Eddy van - Tinbergen Institute
While there is no doubt that health is strongly correlated with education, whether schooling exerts a causal impact on health is not yet firmly established. We exploit Dutch compulsory schooling laws in a Regression Discontinuity Design applied to linked data from health surveys, tax files and...
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