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Stress reactions cannot explain the gender gap in willingness to compete
Buser, Thomas; Dreber, Anna; Mollerstrom, Johanna - 2015
differently to acute stressors. We use two laboratory experiments to investigate whether factors related to stress can help … explain the gender gap in competitiveness. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses (measured with salivary cortisol and … voluntary competition. We find that while the mandatory competition does increase stress levels, there is no gender difference …
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Time pressure preferences
Buser, Thomas; Veldhuizen, Roel van; Zhong, Yang - 2022
Many professional and educational settings require individuals to be willing and able to perform under time pressure. We use a lab experiment to elicit preferences for working under time pressure in an incentivized way by eliciting the minimum additional payment participants require to complete...
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Determinants of job satisfaction across the EU-15 : a comparison of self-employed and paid employees
Millán Morera de la Vall, José María; Hessels, Jolanda; … - 2011 - Version: January 2011
Job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994-2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction, i.e. job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of...
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The importance of being in control of business : work satisfaction of employers, own-account workers and employees
Hessels, Jolanda; Millán Morera de la Vall, José María; … - 2015 - This version: April 2015
Self-employed workers can be own-account workers who control their own work or employers who not only are their own boss but also direct others (their employees). We expect both types of self-employed, i.e., own-account workers and employers, to enjoy more independence in determining their work...
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The pleasures and pains of self-employment : a panel data analysis of satisfaction with life, work, and leisure
Zwan, Peter van der; Hessels, Jolanda; Rietveld, … - 2015
We investigate how a transition from paid employment to self-employment in the labor market influences life satisfaction. Furthermore, we consider the dynamics of work and leisure satisfaction because the balance between work and leisure is an important element of life satisfaction....
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Language proficiency of migrants : the relation with job satisfaction and skill matching
Bloemen, Hans G. - 2014 - This version November 2014
language proficiency and economic outcomes has been on the relation between earnings and indicators for language proficiency …, we find evidence for a positive relationship between indicators for language proficiency and satisfaction with work type … and professional level. For women, no impact of language proficiency on the level of the job can be found. Rather, women …
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Vignette equivalence and response consistency : the case of job satisfaction
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Praag, Bernard M. S. van; … - 2011
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The effect of Sibling's gender on earnings, education and family formation
Peter, Noemi; Lundborg, Petter; Webbink, Herman Dinand - 2015 - This version: May 2015
We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, childrenś gender affects not only the outcomes of other children but also the very existence of...
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The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship competencies and intentions
Oosterbeek, Hessel; Praag, Mirjam van; IJsselstein, Auke - 2007 - This version: November 2007
This paper analyzes the impact of a leading entrepreneurship education program on college students’ entrepreneurship …
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Employment assimilation of immigrants in the Netherlands
Zorlu, Aslan; Hartog, Joop - 2008
Using two Dutch labour force surveys, employment assimilation of immigrants is examined. We observe marked differences between immigrants by source country. Non-western immigrants never reach parity with native Dutch. Even second generation immigrants never fully catch up. Caribbean immigrants,...
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