Similar Search Results

Temporary jobs : stepping stones or dead ends?

Booth, Alison L.; Francesconi, Marco; Frank, Jeff - 2000

In Britain about 7% of male employees and 10% of female employees are in temporary jobs. In contrast to much of continental Europe, this proportion has been relatively stable over the 1990s. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we find that temporary workers report lower levels of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001537226

Recruitment policy when firms observe workers' employment status : an equilibrium search approach

Tudela, Carlos Carrillo (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002463036

Changes in collective bargaining in the U.K.

Addison, John T.; Siebert, William S. - 2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268835

Gender differences in risk behaviour : does nurture matter?

Booth, Alison L. (contributor); Nolen, Patrick (contributor) - 2009

pressure to conform to gender-stereotypes encourages girls and boys to modify their innate preferences. Single-sex environments … choices to environmental factors could be explored. The results of our real-stakes gamble show that gender differences in … coed girls. Moreover, we found that gender differences in preferences for risk-taking are sensitive to the gender mix of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003882630

Choosing to compete : how different are girls and boys?

Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick - 2009

the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003882636

The long awaited reform of the German works constitution act

Addison, John T. (contributor) - 2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001663189

Employment adjustment in Portugal : evidence from aggregate and firm data

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2001

This paper examines the pattern of employment adjustment in Portugal. First, the issue is addressed using a long time series of aggregate data. Although the employment data show persistence, there is nonetheless a fairly rapid rate of employment adjustment. Second, a much shorter time series of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001647023

Unemployment duration : competing and defective risks

Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro - 2001

This paper examines the determinants of unemployment duration in a competing risks framework with two destination states, namely, inactivity and employment. The major innovation is our recognition of defective risks. We first use a polynomial hazard function to test for the presence of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001624324

Job search methods and outcomes

Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro - 2001

Using Portuguese data, this paper investigates the effects of job search methods on escape rates from unemployment and of job-finding methods on earnings. The effectiveness of the job search process is also evaluated in terms of the periodicity of the resulting job match. Emphasis is accorded...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001627415

Unions and plant closings in Britain

Addison, John T.; Heywood, John S.; Wei, Xiangdong - 2001

In this paper we exploit the longitudinal element of the 1990 and 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Surveys for Britain to investigate the effect of unionism on establishment closings. Contrary to both recent U.S. research and British work using information from the earlier workplace surveys, we...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001630261