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When and how to create a job : the survival of new jobs in Austrian firms

Böheim, René (contributor); Stiglbauer, Alfred (contributor) - 2005

While the volatility of job creations has been studied extensively, the survival chances of new jobs are less researched. The question when and how to expand a firm is of importance, both from the firms and from a macro perspective. Adjustment cost theories and arguments about option values of...

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Seniority wages and the role of firms in retirement

Frimmel, Wolfgang; Horvath, Gerard Thomas; … - 2015

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 workers before retirement. Conditional on individual retirement … incentives, e.g., social security wealth or health status, the steepness of the wage profile will have different incentives for …

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Does the color of the collar matter? : firm specific human capital and post-displacement outcomes

Schwerdt, Guido; Ichino, Andrea; Ruf, Oliver; … - 2008

We investigate whether the costs of job displacement differ between blue collar and white collar workers. In the short run earnings and employment losses are substantial for both groups but stronger for white collar workers. In the long run, there are only weak effects for blue collar workers...

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