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forms of work-related training received by men and women over the period 1998-2000, and to estimate their impact on wages … estimate the impact of training - controlling for its financing method - on wages levels and wages growth. We find that … employer-financed training increases wages both in the current and future firms, with some evidence that the impact in future …
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While the literature on the incidence and wage effects of over-education is substantial, specific results for doctoral graduates are surprisingly scarce. This article aims to fill this gap, not only by measuring the prevalence of over-educated PhD holders in Europe (i.e. in EU Member States and...
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wages. We use Belgian linked panel data and rely on the methodology from Hellerstein et al. (1999) to estimate ORU (over …
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, wages, labor force participation, and well-being. Telework results in significant time savings for workers, as they reduce …
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impact on the individuals' wages one year after graduation. However, there appears to be a partial catchup towards luckier …
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to maintain their real wages by reducing labor demand still further. Furthermore, we argue inflationary pressures have …
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We exploit a spatial discontinuity in the wages paid by the United Kingdom's National Health Service to examine how … wages affect the duration of time a vacancy is advertised. NHS workers in inner London are mandated by law to be paid an … duration with respect to wages of -6.3. This number is larger than reported by previous studies and suggests that firms can …
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coverage on work-related training and how the union-training link affects wages and wage growth for a sample of full-time men …
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In a meritocratic society an individual's economic success is determined by their ability, not by their parents' socio-economic status. We assess whether meritocracy has increased in both the British education system and labour market. The richness of our longitudinal data enables us to look at...
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In this paper, we investigate whether or not there is an equal opportunities dimension to regulating equal pay and conditions for temporary work. We develop a ?buffer stock? model of temporary work that suggests a number of reasons why ethnic minorities and women may be more likely to be on...
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