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Theoptimality and overuse of labour in Estonian manufacturing enterprises
Masso, Jaan (contributor); Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001799670
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Job creation and job destruction in Estonia : labour reallocation and structural changes
Masso, Jaan (contributor); Eamets, Raul (contributor);  … - 2005
This article documents and analyses gross job flows and their determinants in Estonia over the years 1995-2001, using a … database containing the population of officially registered firms in Estonia (all in all 52,000). Our results show that job … creation and job destruction rates have been rather high in Estonia and are comparable to the levels documented for the US. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003039652
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Are specific skills an obstacle to labor market adjustment?
Lamo, Ana; Messina, Julián; Wasmer, Etienne - 2010
turbulence; a large economy with rigid labor markets, Poland, and a small open economy with increased flexibility, Estonia. We … unemployment compared to Estonia during the period of EU enlargement. Traditional labor market institutions (wage rigidity and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009153578
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Job creation, Job destruction and employment growth in transition countries in the 90's
Faggio, Giulia; Konings, Jozef - 2001
In this paper we document and analyse gross job flows in five transition countries, Poland, Estonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339676
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Part-time work in EU countries : labour market mobility, entry and exit
Buddelmeyer, Hielke (contributor);  … - 2005
This paper looks at the role of part-time work in labour mobility for 11 European countries. We find some evidence of part-time work being used as a stepping stone into full-time employment, but for a small proportion of individuals (less than 5%). Part-time jobs are also found to be more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002706669
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The impact of immigration on the employment dynamics of European regions
Edo, Anthony; Özgüzel, Cem - 2023
This paper provides the first evidence on the regional impact of immigration on native employment in a cross-country framework. By exploiting the richness of the European Labour Force Surveys and past censuses, we show that the rise in the share of immigrants across European regions over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366785
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Migration and productivity in the UK : an analysis of employee payroll data
Nam, Hoseung; Portes, Jonathan - 2023
We investigate the impact of immigration on productivity in the UK, using newly published ONS data on employees of non-UK origin by region and sector. Consistent with earlier research, we find some evidence of a positive association between non-EU migration and productivity, and some weaker...
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Population adjustment to asymmetric labour market shocks in India : a comparison to Europe and the United States at two different regional levels
Braschke, Franziska; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2022
This paper uses Indian EUS-NSSO data on 32 states/union territories and 570 districts for a bi-annual panel with 5 waves to estimate how regional population reacts to asymmetric shocks. These shocks are measured by non-employment rates, unemployment rates, and wages in fixed-effects regressions...
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An expert stakeholder's view on European integration challenges
Constant, Amelie; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
The standard approach of analyzing gaps in social and labor market outcomes of different ethnic groups relies on analysis of statistical data about the affected groups. In this paper we go beyond this approach by measuring the views of expert stakeholders involved in minority integration. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314271
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The impact of the crisis on employment and the role of labour market institutions
Eichhorst, Werner; Escudero, Verónica; Marx, Paul; … - 2010
The paper takes a comparative perspective on the labour market impact on G20 and EU countries of the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008. It starts from the observation that the decline in employment and rise in unemployment in relation to output or GDP reductions varies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302183