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The part-time wage penalty in European countries : how large is it for men?

O'Dorchai, Sile (contributor); Plasman, Robert (contributor) - 2007

penalty for male workers in six European countries (i.e. Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the UK). Findings show … that the raw gap in hourly gross pay amounts to 16 per cent of male part-timer’s wage in Spain, to 24 per cent in Belgium …

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The exhaustion of unemployment benefits in Belgium : does it enhance the probability of employment?

Cockx, Bart (contributor); Ries, Jean (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Does employment protection reduce the demand for unskilled labor?

Daniel, Kirsten (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

using annual distributions of recruits' characteristics from a 1975-95 panel of plants in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy …

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Wages and the bargaining regime under multi-level bargaining : Belgium, Denmark and Spain

Plasman, Robert (contributor); Rusinek, Michael (contributor) - 2006

by a multi-level system of bargaining: Belgium, Denmark and Spain. Our findings show that, compared to multi …-employer bargaining, single-employer bargaining has a positive effect both on wage levels and on wage dispersion in Belgium and in Denmark … in Belgium and Denmark, single-employer bargaining is used to adapt pay to the specific needs of the firm while, in Spain …

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Establishment size and the dispersion of wages : evidence from European countries

Lallemand, Thierry (contributor); … - 2005

We investigate how the wage distribution differs among small and large establishments in four European countries. Findings show that within-establishment wage dispersion rises with size because large employers have a more diverse workforce. They also suggest that screening and monitoring costs...

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Inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap : evidence from European countries

Gannon, Brenda; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François; … - 2005

This study analyses the interaction between inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap in six European countries using a unique harmonised matched employer-employee data set, the 1995 European Structure of Earnings Survey. Findings show the existence of significant inter-industry...

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The implicit costs and benefits of family friendly work practices

Heywood, John S. (contributor); … - 2005

"This paper posits that the provision of family friendly practices is, on balance, costly to firms and valuable to workers. As a consequence, we anticipate the emergence of a hedonic equilibrium in which workers provided with such practices face an implicit reduction in their earnings. Using...

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The benefits of separating early retirees from the unemployed : simulation results for Belgian wage earners

Desmet, Raphae͏̈l (contributor); … - 2005

by estimating a retirement probit model for older workers in Belgium. Based on these estimates, we then perform micro …

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Specialisation patterns and the synchronicity of regional employment cycles in Europe

Belke, Ansgar (contributor); Heine, Jens M. (contributor) - 2004

This paper examines the degree of correlation of EU regional employment cycles and attempts to show whether these cycles reflect changing patterns of specialisation. By focusing on the regional level and by employing three different indicators of similarity of sectoral structure, it improves on...

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Comparing apples with oranges : revisiting the gender wage gap in an international perspective

Plasman, Robert (contributor); Sissoko, Salimata (contributor) - 2004

sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we …

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