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Labor supply and automation innovation
Danzer, Alexander M.; Feuerbaum, Carsten; Gäßler, Fabian - 2020
supply on automation innovation by exploiting an immigrant placement policy in Germany during the 1990s and 2000s. Difference …-in-differences estimates indicate that one additional worker per 1,000 manual and unskilled workers reduces automation innovation by 0 …-skilled workers. Labor market tightness and external demand are plausible mechanisms for the labor-innovation nexus. …
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Skill premiums and the supply of young workers in Germany
Glitz, Albrecht; Wissmann, Daniel - 2017
In this paper, we study the development and underlying drivers of skill premiums in Germany between 1980 and 2008. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011709378
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The German labor market after the Great Recession : successful reforms and future challenges
Caliendo, Marco; Hogenacker, Jens - 2012
The reaction of the German labor market to the Great Recession 2008/09 was relatively mild - especially compared to other countries. The reason lies not only in the specific type of the recession - which was favorable for the German economy structure - but also in a series of labor market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613697
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"This time it's different" : generative artificial intelligence and occupational choice
Goller, Daniel; Gschwendt, Christian; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2023
In this paper, we show the causal influence of the launch of generative AI in the form of ChatGPT on the search behavior of young people for apprenticeship vacancies. There is a strong and long-lasting decline in the intensity of searches for vacancies, which suggests great uncertainty among the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437989
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When supply meets demand : wage inequality in Portugal
Centeno, Mário; Novo, Alvaro A. - 2009
, for instance Germany and the United States, we show that institutions played a minor role in shaping changes in inequality …
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The skill bias effect of technological and organisational change : evidence and policy implications
Piva, Mariacristina (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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No longer qualified? : changes in the supply and demand for skills within occupations
Sasser, Alicia; Burke, Mary A.; Sadighi, Shahriar; … - 2023
Although labor market "mismatch" often refers to an imbalances in supply and demand across occupations, mismatch within occupations can arise if skill requirements are changing over time, potentially reducing aggregate matching efficiency within the labor market. To test this, we examine changes...
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Cousins from overseas : the labour market impact of a major forced return migration shock
Bohnet, Lara; Peralta, Susana; Santos, João Pereira dos - 2022
We study the labour market impact of the return of half a million Portuguese due to onset of the colonial war in 1974. Both the size and similarity with the native population (almost 80% were Portuguese-born) make this a unique shock. We use census data from 1960 and 1981 to document a decrease...
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Pulls, pushes and entitlement failures in labor markets : does the state of development matter?
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor);  … - 2006
This study adapts a relatively novel model of off-farm labor supply to the changing conditions of Bulgaria during the 1990s. The model's parameters are estimated separately for each of the three different waves of the Bulgarian Integrated Household Survey, each reflecting remarkably different...
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Identifying sorting : in theory
Eeckhout, Jan; Kircher, Philipp - 2009
We argue that using wage data alone, it is virtually impossible to identify whether Assortative Matching between worker and firm types is positive or negative. In standard competitive matching models the wages are determined by the marginal contribution of a worker, and the marginal contribution...
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