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Understanding the technology of computer technology diffusion : explaining computer adoption patterns and implications for the wage structure

Borghans, Lex (contributor); Weel, Bas ter (contributor) - 2008

We review the empirical literature about the implications of the computerization of the labor market to see whether it can explain observed computer adoption patterns and (long-term) changes in the wage structure. Evidence from empirical micro studies turns out to be inconsistent with macro...

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Predictability of future economic growth and the credibility of monetary regimes in Germany, 1870 - 2003

Baltzer, Markus; Kling, Gerhard - In: Applied economics letters 14 (2007) 4/6, pp. 401-404

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On the role of sectoral and national components in the wage bargaining process

Dreger, Christian; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - 2010

This paper provides an empirical analysis on the determination of wages at the sectoral level in main industrial economies. Nominal wages are bargained between labour unions and employers in imperfect competitive markets, where spillovers across sectors might occur. Using a principal component...

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Extensive vs. intensive margin in Germany and the United States : any differences?

Merkl, Christian; Wesselbaum, Dennis - 2010

This paper analyzes the role of the extensive vis-à-vis the intensive margin of labor adjustment in Germany and in the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008806578

Polarization and rising wage inequality : comparing the U.S. and Germany

Antonczyk, Dirk; DeLeire, Thomas C.; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2010

This paper compares trends in wage inequality in the U.S. and Germany using an approach developed by MaCurdy and Mroz ….S. and Germany but there were various country specific aspects of this increase. For the U.S., we find faster wage growth … Germany. Moreover, we see a large role played by cohort effects in Germany, while we find only small cohort effects in the U …

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Parental risk attitudes and children's secondary school track choice

Heineck, Guido; Wölfel, Oliver - 2010

Germany where tracking occurs at age ten and has a strong binding character. Our results indicate no consistent patterns for …

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Health effects on children's willingness to compete

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Schunk, Daniel - 2011

The formation of human capital is important for a society's welfare and economic success. Recent literature shows that child health can provide an important explanation for disparities in children's human capital development across different socio-economic groups. While this literature focuses...