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Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the U.S.

Lex, Borghans; Bart, Golsteyn - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2011

Evidence about job mobility outside the U.S. is scarce and difficult to compare crossnationallybecause of non-uniform data. We document job mobility patterns of collegegraduates in their first three years in the labor market, using unique uniform datacovering 11 European countries and Japan....

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Optimal Policy and the Risk Properties of Human Capital Reconsidered

Anderberg, Dan - CESifo - 2008

This paper considers how optimal education and tax policy depends on the risk properties of human capital. It is … positive or a negative education premium. In the same model a positive intertemporal wedge is optimal. Aset of generalizations …, including non-observability of education, non-observability of consumption, and temporal resolution of uncertainty, are then …

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The Effect of Education on Marital Status and Partner Characteristics: Evidence from the UK

Anderberg, Dan; Zhu, Yu - CESifo - 2010

This paper uses a particular school exit rule previously in effect in England and Wales that allowed students born within the first five months of the academic year to leave school one term earlier than those born later in the year. Focusing on women, we show that those who were required to stay...

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Are Courses Chosen to Reduce Skill-Deficiences? An Experimental Approach

Lex, Borghans; Bart, Golsteyn - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2007

Do people choose courses to reduce work-related skill-deficiencies, and do theychoose courses deliberately? We measure the skill-deficiency for six skills andperform an experiment in which workers are offered three courses related tothese skills. They may exchange these courses for other...

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The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

Lex, Borghans; Angela, Lee Duckworth; Heckman James J.; … - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2008

This paper explores the interface between personality psychology andeconomics. We examine the predictive power of personality and the stability ofpersonality traits over the life cycle. We develop simple analytical frameworksfor interpreting the evidence in personality psychology and suggest...

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Wage Structure and Labor Mobility in the Netherlands 1999-2003

Lex, Borghans; Ben, Kriechel - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2007

In this paper we document the wage structure and labor mobility in the Netherlands in the period 1999-2003. We explain the importance of wage-setting institutions in the Netherlands and the main actors. The analyses are based on administrative sources allowing for comparisons between and within...

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Education, Disappointment and Optimal Policy

Anderberg, Dan; Cerrone, Claudia - CESifo - 2014

Justification for policies to encourage investments in education, particularly for individuals at the lower end of the … potentially loss averse around their expected outcome make risky investments in education and we draw on optimal tax theory to … preferences, standard risk aversion and labour supply behaviour, (ii) the risk properties of education, and (iii) the degree of …

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The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research

Lex, Borghans; Frank, Cörvers - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2009

education started to grow substantiallyaround 1960, only a few decades later, research and higher education transformedgradually …

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Understanding the Technology of Computer Technology Diffusion: Explaining Computer Adoption Patterns and Implications for the Wage Structure

Lex, Borghans; ter, Weel Bas - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2008

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

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Interpersonal Styles and Labor Market Outcomes

Lex, Borghans; ter, Weel Bas; Weinberg Bruce A. - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2007

This paper develops a framework to understand the role of interpersonal interactions in thelabor market including task assignment and wages. Effective interpersonal interactionsinvolve caring, to establish cooperation, and at the same time directness, to communicate inan unambiguous way. The...

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