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We discuss the effects of low-skill offshoring on the endogenous schooling decision of workers along with the potential …-deteriorating effects of offshoring. As a result, we aim at restoring welfare by increasing the opportunity cost of staying low-skill. In … offshoring that befall those in the lowest end of the skill ladder. …
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Incorporating family decisions in a two-period-model of the world economy, we show that trade liberalization may reduce child labour in developing countries where the initial share of skilled workers in the adult workforce – though not as large as in developed countries – is nonetheless...
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This study examines the long-term correlates of bullying in school with aspects of functioning in adult employment … outlines why bullying might affect employment outcomes through differences in skills and traits. Using Bivariate and Heckit … labour force participation, employment rate and hourly wages are negatively affected by bullying. In addition, men …
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, as measured by earnings, full-time permanent employment, and unemployment six months after university graduation. We …
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proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that … language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as earnings differ widely across non-white immigrants, according to … their ethnic origin. Language has a strong and positive effects on employment probabilities. Furthermore, lack of English …
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Unequal labour market outcomes between Roma and non-Roma have typically been explained by either the low level of educational attainment on the one hand or labour marked discrimination on the other - or both. A number of studies have found that significant labour market inequalities persist even...
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Using the Mexican Household Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH) covering 1984-2000 we analyze wages and employment in …
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account for women who select into employment due to having a college education, which we call college-induced selection into … employment (CISE). We find that women are, on average, more than 17 percentage points more likely to be employed due to having a …
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a less severe effect on the labor market outcomes of women than those of men, women continue to have lower employment …
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in high-skill R&Drelated tasks and linked to employment and wage gains. The task spillovers likely occur because UAS …
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