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The labor market differs from other markets in many respects. Most important is that those who supply labor also have to deliver it in person. It means firstly that the work environment and organization of work are important for those who deliver labor, since they are in the work place....
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the labor market. Its impact on employment, wages and wealth depends crucially on the design of immigration policy …
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We investigate the impact of labour market concentration on two dimensions of job quality, namely wages and job … and local product market concentration, we show that the elasticities of wages with respect to labour market concentration … are strikingly similar across countries: increasing labour market concentration by 10% reduces wages by 0.19% in Germany …
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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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In this paper, we analyze the connection between value added, wages, and labor market flows at the establishment level …
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This paper presents the first longitudinal estimates of the effect of work-related training on labor market outcomes in Switzerland. Using a novel dataset that links official census data on adult education to longitudinal register data on labor market outcomes, we apply a regression-adjusted...
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We develop a labor demand model that encompasses pre-match hiring cost arising from tight labor markets. Through the lens of the model, we study the effect of labor market tightness on firms' labor demand by applying novel shift-share instruments to the universe of German firms. In line with...
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concerns. When controlling for both worker and firm heterogeneity and instrumenting for concentration, we find that wages are …
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Improving schools depends on attracting high-caliber teachers and increasing retention, both made possible by appealing to teacher preferences. I deploy a discrete-choice experiment in a setting where teachers have reason to reveal their preferences. There are three main findings: (1) I...
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wages and a simultaneous increase in travel-to-work distance. Nonetheless, when unobserved characteristics are accounted for …
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