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, positive or negative, on the survival prospects and employment growth of that plant. The empirical analysis uses data from the … that the incidence of take-over reduces employment growth, in particular for unskilled labour. Both survival and employment … lifetime of the acquired plant. Estimations of the determinants of employment growth in domestic plants provide some evidence …
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adult survival rates. In addition, we find that a model that is estimated using only pre-transition data would actually …
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This paper examines the longevity of entrants. We find size to be an important determinant of the chances of survival … differences, past growth matters for survival suggesting a partial adjustment process for firm size in the post entry period …
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The Doha multilateral round of trade negotiations sponsored by the WTO has been dragging on for over a decade, with no end in sight. In this short paper we assess empirically what determines the duration of trade negotiations, focusing on the span between the start of trade talks and their...
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firm growth, survival, size and age. While these studies have resulted in findings that are sufficiently consistent as to … relationships between firm age and size on the one hand, and survival and growth on the other may, in fact, not be the same in … services as they are for manufacturing. We use a longitudinal database for Dutch firms in the retail and hotel and catering …
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for employment protection, provided it is uniform across workers and not specifically higher for older workers. It …
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We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely to receive a callback, with the difference being largest in occupations that are more female-dominated.
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We conduct a large-scale audit discrimination study to measure labor market discrimination across different minority groups in Australia -- a country where one quarter of the population was born overseas. To denote ethnicity, we use distinctively Anglo-Saxon, Indigenous, Italian, Chinese, and...
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We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely to receive a callback, with the difference being largest in occupations that are more female-dominated.
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