Similar Search Results

Job Flow Dynamics and Firing Restrictions: Evidence from Europe

Messina, Julián; Vallanti, Giovanna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

We exploit homogeneous firm level data of manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors to study the impact of firing restrictions on job flow dynamics across 14 European countries. We find that more stringent firing laws dampen the response of job destruction to the cycle, thus making job...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822251

Barriers to Entry, Deregulation and Workplace Training

Bassanini, Andrea; Brunello, Giorgio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We develop a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of barriers to entry on workplace training. Our theoretical model yields ambiguous predictions on the sign of this relationship. On the one hand, given the number of firms, a deregulation reduces profits per unit of output, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822410

Are Wages in Southern Europe More Flexible? The Effects of Cohort Size on European Earnings

Brunello, Giorgio; Lauer, Charlotte - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

study how cohort size has affected real earnings in Europe. When we pool the data of all countries, we find that cohort size …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822479

Unravelling Secularization: An International Study

Neuman, Shoshana; Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as ‘no religion’. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific ones, personal attributes and marriage variables)...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822906

Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? Revisiting the Minimum Wage Bite with Sectoral Data

Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

The paper explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and exploit unique data covering 17 European countries and information from more than 1100...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990915

Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States

Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … in Europe. Indeed, in contrast to the pre-crisis situation and the findings of previous empirical studies, there is … tentative evidence that the migration response to the crisis has been considerable in Europe, in contrast to the United States …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884205

Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey

Bargain, Olivier; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

supply elasticities for Western Europe and the US. We also investigate the relative contribution of different methodological …, both in the US and in Europe. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884275

Health Risk Factors among the Older European Populations: Personal and Country Effects

García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana; Neuman, Tzahi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

2011 wave of the rich Survey of Health Aging and Retirement Europe (SHARE) is used for the exploration of the full spectrum …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959568

How to Combine the Entry of Young People in the Labour Market with the Retention of Older Workers?

Eichhorst, Werner; Boeri, Tito; De Coen, An; Galasso, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper provides an overview of the employment situation of young and old workers in the EU Member States, setting out the most recent development during the crisis and dealing with policies implemented to promote the employment of both groups. The evidence collected shows that there is no...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960106

Minimum Wage Systems and Earnings Inequalities: Does Institutional Diversity Matter?

Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

across Europe. The analysis covers 18 countries over the period 2007-2009. Empirical results confirm the intuition of many …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010961735