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training programs in the United States. Even with the aid of a randomized experiment, the impact of a training program on wages … are only observed for those who are employed, and employment status itself may be affected by the training program. This … that the program raised wages, consistent with the notion that the Job Corps raises earnings by increasing human capital …
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Using linked employer-employee data for the U.S., we examine whether shocks to firm revenues are transmitted to the earnings of continuing employees. While full insurance is rejected, the elasticity of worker earnings with respect to persistent shocks in firm revenues is small and consistent...
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study a reform in Germany that abruptly abolished this mandate for certain firms incorporated after August 1994 but locked … rent sharing. It lowers outsourcing, while moderately shifting employment to skilled labor. Shared governance has no clear …
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have opted for steep minimum wage hikes, which we find have especially improved Hispanics' relative wages, both because … they continue to earn low wages and because they reside disproportionately in those states. Finally, we make predictions …
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-commerce firm's fulfillment centers reduces traditional retail workers' income in geographically proximate counties by 2.4%. Wages … (employment) at proximate stores decrease by 4% (2.1%). Exits, especially of young and small stores, increase, and entry decreases …
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This paper examines the impact of state merit-aid programs on the labor market attachment of high school-aged youths. The labor force participation rate of teenagers has fallen substantially in recent decades, coinciding with the introduction of merit-aid programs. These programs reduce the...
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This paper provides evidence on child penalties in female and male earnings in different countries. The estimates are based on event studies around the birth of the first child, using the specification proposed by Kleven et al. (2018). The analysis reveals some striking similarities in the...
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