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School effects and labor market outcomes for young adults in the 1980s and 1990s
Constant, Amelie; Konstantopoulos, Spyros - 2002
This study examines high school effects on the labor market success of young adults, above and beyond individual and family characteristics. We employ data from two longitudinal, nationally probability samples: the National Longitudinal Study and the High School and Beyond study and the 5th and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415557
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Gender differences across the earnings distribution : evidence from NLS:86 & HSB:92
Konstantopoulos, Spyros (contributor);  … - 2004
This study examines gender differences in the earnings of young adults in the 1980s and 1990s. We determine changes in the gender gap over time in the middle, the tails, and the variability of the earnings distribution. We employ data from two longitudinal, nationally probability samples of high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002525315
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The gender gap reloaded : is school quality linked to labor market performance?
Konstantopoulos, Spyros (contributor);  … - 2005
This study examines the gender gap in wages of young adults in the late 1970s, mid 1980s, and 2000, in the middle and the tails of the wage distribution using quantile regression. We also examine the importance of school quality indicators in predicting future labor market performance. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003280749
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Where do the brainy Italians go?
Constant, Amelie (contributor); D'Agosto, Elena (contributor) - 2008
This paper studies the major determinants that affect the country choice of the talented Italian scientists and researchers who have at least a bachelor's from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US/Canada, the UK, and other EU countries. On average, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652707
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Skill biased technological and organizational change : estimating a mixed simultaneous equation model using the IAB establishment panel
Hujer, Reinhard; Caliendo, Marco; Radić, Dubravko - 2002
Recent years have brought growing evidence for an increasing labour demand for high skilled and a deterioration of the labour position of less skilled employees. The two most common explanations for this finding are an increasing international trade and a skill biased technological change....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412865
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Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies in Germany : a dynamic panel approach using regional data
Hujer, Reinhard; Blien, Uwe; Caliendo, Marco; Zeiss, … - 2002
estimate the impacts of ALMP in Germany for the time period 1999-2001 with regional data of 175 labour office districts. Due to … accounts especially for the inherent simultaneity problem of ALMP. For West Germany we find positive effects of vocational … training and job creation schemes on the labour market situation, whereas the results for East Germany do not allow profound …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414213
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Self-selection, earnings, and out-migration : a longitudinal study of immigrants to Germany
Constant, Amelie; Massey, Douglas S. - 2002
conduct a detailed event history analysis of men and women immigrants in Germany. Our 14-year longitudinal study reveals that … range and nature of social attachments to Germany and origin countries, and grows higher toward retirement. This selective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415559
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Earnings exemptions for unemployed workers : the relationship between marginal employment, unemployment duration and job quality
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2016
In some countries including Germany unemployed workers can increase their income by working a few hours per week. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528180
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Personality traits and the evaluation of start-up subsidies
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Weißenberger, Martin - 2016
start-up subsidy for unemployed individuals in Germany using propensity score matching under the CIA. Having access to rich …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449690
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Do start-up subsidies for the unemployed affect participants' well-being? : a rigorous look at (un-)intended consequences of labor market policies
Caliendo, Marco; Tübbicke, Stefan - 2019
We estimate the long-term effects of start-up subsidies (SUS) for the unemployed on subjective outcome indicators of well-being, as measured by the participants' satisfaction in different domains. This extends previous analyses of the current German SUS program ("Gründungszuschuss") that...
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