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Wage flexibility and employment fluctuations : evidence from the housing sector

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - 2016

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Wage flexibility and employment fluctuations : evidence from the housing sector

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - In: Economica 85 (2018) 339, pp. 407-427

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Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; von Wachter, Till - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

the range of 10-15%. We find no return to compulsory schooling in Germany in terms of higher wages. We investigate whether … this is due to labour market institutions or the existence of the apprenticeship training system in Germany, but find no … the labour market are learned earlier in Germany than in other countries. …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools: Evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Austria: Evidence from Failed Firms

Fersterer, Josef; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Winter-Ebmer, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Little is known about the payoffs to apprenticeship training in the German speaking countries for the participants. OLS estimates suggest that the returns are similar to those of other types of schooling. However, there is a lot of heterogeneity in the types of apprenticeships offered, and...

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Why do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence

Acemoglu, Daron; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

explanations of firm-sponsored training. Using microdata from Germany, we show that the predictions of the specific human capital …

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The Impact of Length of the School Year on Student Performance and Earnings: Evidence from the German Short School Years

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper investigates how changing the length of school year, leaving the basic curriculum unchanged, affects learning and subsequent earnings. I use variation introduced by the West German short school years in 1966-7, which exposed some students to a total of about two thirds of a year less...

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Continuous Training In Germany

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

training in Germany for the years 1986 to 1989. Much of this training seems general, and is provided to workers by their …

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The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training

Acemoglu, Daron; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

In the standard model of human capital with perfect labor markets, workers pay for general training. When labor market frictions compress the structure of wages, firms may invest in the general skills of their employees. The reason is that the distortion in the wage structure turns...

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Minimum Wages and On-the-Job Training

Acemoglu, Daron; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

Becker's theory of human capital predicts that minimum wages should reduce training investments for affected workers, because they prevent these workers from taking wage cuts necessary to finance training. We show that when the assumption of perfectly competitive labour markets underlying this...

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