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Improving the employment rates of people with disabilities through vocational education

Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Polidano, Cain - 2011

panel econometric estimation with longitudinal data from Australia to show that vocational education has a considerable and …

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The dynamic effect of disability on work and subjective wellbeing in Australia

Jones, Melanie; Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J.; … - 2015

Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2013) we …

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The economics of employment protection

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2001

Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990) pioneering study. Having sketched the theoretical background, we chart the course of the modern empirical literature. We focus mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing...

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The dynamics of disability and benefit receipt in Britain

Jones, Melanie; McVicar, Duncan - 2017

This paper exploits rarely-used longitudinal data to examine the impacts of disability onset on benefit receipt in Britain over the period 2004–2012. Differences in the timing of onset are exploited for identification in a framework that combines propensity score matching with...

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Disability and labor market performance

Collischon, Matthias; Hiesinger, Karolin; Pohlan, Laura - 2023

This paper analyzes the individual-level effects of disability onset on labor market outcomes using novel administrative data from Germany. Combining propensity score matching techniques with an event-study design, we find lasting negative impacts on employment and wages. One important mechanism...

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Does the quality of industrial relations matter for the macro economy? : A cross-country analysis using strikes data

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2006

Using international data, we investigate whether the quality of industrial relations matters for the macro economy. We measure industrial relations inversely by strikes -- which proxy we cross-check with an industrial relations reputation indicator -- and our macro performance outcome is the...

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Dissonant works councils and establishment survivability

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Grunau, Philipp; … - 2019

Using subjective information provided by manager respondents on the stance taken by the works council in company decision making, this paper investigates the association between a measure of works council dissonance or disaffection and plant closings in Germany, 2006-2015. The potential effects...

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The scarring effects of unemployment, low pay and skills under-utilisation in Australia compared

Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J.; Zhang, Wei - 2013

Australia, focussing on differences by gender and educational pathways. It shows that skills under-utilisation also exhibits …

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Disability and job mismatches in the Australian labour market

Jones, Melanie; Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J.; … - 2011

data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2008). While we do not find any …

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The problem of overskilling in Australia and Britain

Mavromaras, Kostas G.; McGuinness, Séamus; O'Leary, Nigel - 2007

This paper examines the parallel trends in education and labour market developments in Australia and Britain. It uses … Australia, but the wage penalty associated with overskilling increases with education. Although the general patterns of … overskilling (prevalence and penalties) are fairly similar between Australia and Britain, the problem appears to be greater in …

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