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Immigration and Distribution of Wages in Austria
Horvath, Gerard Thomas - 2011
native male workers in Austria. I find that immigration has heterogeneous effects on wages, differing by type of work as well … most workers. Overall it seems that most of potentially adverse effects of immigration on natives' wages are offset by …Using detailed micro data on earnings and employment, I analyze the effects of immigration on the wage distribution of …
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Seniority wages and the role of firms in retirement
Frimmel, Wolfgang; Horvath, Gerard Thomas; … - 2015
In general, retirement is seen as a pure labor supply phenomenon, but firms can have strong incentives to send expensive older workers into retirement. Based on the seniority wage model developed by Lazear (1979), we discuss steep seniority wage profiles as incentives for firms to dismiss older...
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