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A new algorithm for clustering life course trajectories is presented and tested with large register data. Life courses are represented as sequences on a monthly timescale for the working-life with an age span from 16–65. A meaningful clustering result for this kind of data provides interesting...
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selection rule for the investigation of the impact of subsidised firm foundation from unemployment on employment growth of the … two-step estimator. The FIML model yields a significant negative impact of bridging allowance on employment growth …
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In most Western, industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. In order to assess the possible consequences of an ageing workforce, this paper measures the impact of changes in the age structure of establishments on productivity using representative linked employer-employee panel...
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Dieser Beitrag nimmt aus theoretischer und ökonometrischer Sicht zu der Kontroverse über die Bedeutung der qualifikatorischen Lohnstruktur zur Erklärung der Beschäftigungsstruktur Stellung. Basierend auf einer Einteilung in drei Qualifikationsgruppen zeigt sich empirisch, dass die Entlohnung...
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We present a new method for imposing and testing concavity of a cost function using asymptotic least squares, which can easily be implemented even for cost functions which are nonlinear in parameters. We provide an illustration on the basis of a (generalized) Box-Cox cost function with six...
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This paper studies the relationship between changes in occupational employment, occupational wages, and rising overall … leading explanations for occupational employment changes, price and employment growth are positively related. Strong … counteracting skill changes along the lines of our new empirical fact explain why occupational wages are unrelated to employment …
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I extend the model-based literature on spillover effects of labour market reforms on foreign (un-)employment by …
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This paper provides new evidence on how offshoring shifts relative labor demand for tasks at the industry level. A novel theoretical mechanism, based on sorting of heterogeneous workers into occupations with task dependent offshoring cost, guides estimation. Cost shares of tasks are linked to...
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This paper provides a labour supply explanation to the observation that in Germany employment changes are asymmetric … during the business cycle. Employment increases are slower, because the reservation wage of workers increases in times of job …
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investments nevertheless. When outsiders have an effective entry threat, insiders are forced to accept higher employment of … outsiders and share the reduced rents with them. However, full employment is not necessarily reached and in any case investments …
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