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The macroeconomics of labor and credit market imperfections

Wasmer, Etienne; Weil, Philippe - 2000

Labor market frictions are not the only possible factor responsible for high unemployment. Credit market imperfections, driven by microeconomic frictions and impacted upon by macroeconomic factors such as monetary policy, could also be to blame. This paper shows that labor and credit market...

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Not so lucky any more : CEO compensation in financially distressed firms

Kang, Qiang (contributor); Mitnik, Oscar A. (contributor) - 2008

There is a debate on whether executive pay reflects rent extraction due to "managerial power" or is the result of arms-length bargaining in a principal-agent framework. In this paper we offer a test of the managerial power hypothesis by empirically examining the CEO compensation of U.S. public...

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The market for CEOs: building legacy and feeling empowered matter

Dupuy, Arnaud; Kennes, John; Lyng, Ran Sun - 2021

We develop a two-sided multidimensional matching model of the market for CEOs that allows for both pecuniary and non-pecuniary (amenity) compensation. The model is estimated by maximum likelihood estimation using matched CEO-firm data from Denmark. We show that CEOs have preferences for building...

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Real estate prices and corporate investment : theory and evidence of heterogeneous effects across firms

Fougère, Denis; Lecat, Rémy; Ray, Simon - 2018

In this paper, we investigate the effect of real estate prices on productive investment. We build a simple theoretical framework of firms' investment with credit rationing and real estate collateral. We show that real estate prices affect firms' borrowing capacities through two channels. An...

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The effect of extended unemployment benefit on the job finding hazards : a quasi-experiment in Japan

Machikita, Tomohiro; Kohara, Miki; Sasaki, Masaru - 2013

This paper studies how changes in extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefit affect the duration of unemployment. We investigate this question by exploiting not only strict age thresholds but also the pre-displacement tenure and the reason for separation from the previous job in the Japanese...

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Intergenerational earnings mobility in Japan among sons and daughters : levels and trends

Lefranc, Arnaud; Ojima, Fumiaki; Yoshida, Takashi - 2012

This paper estimates the extent of intergenerational income mobility in Japan among sons and daughters born between … intergenerational income elasticity (IGE) for both sons and daughters, in Japan lies around .35, which is an intermediate value, by …. -- intergenerational mobility ; elasticity ; correlation ; earnings differentials ; income ; inequality ; trends ; Japan ; assortative …

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Japan and her dealings with offshoring : an empirical analysis with aggregate data

Agnese, Pablo - 2011

First moves towards a real understanding of offshoring date back to very recent times. In particular for Japan, the … percentage points for services and 0.48 to 0.64 for materials. -- offshoring ; Japan ; employment ; productivity …

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Sheepskin effects in Japan

Bauer, Thomas K.; Dross, Patrick J.; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2002

Using data for the 1990's, this paper examines the role of sheepskin effects in the returns to education for Japan. Our … the US. These results could be explained by the particular recruitment system of large firms in Japan, which makes the …

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Educational production in East Asia : the impact of family background and schooling policies on student performance

Woessmann, Ludger (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Can childcare benefits increase maternal employment? : evidence from childcare benefits policy in Japan

Asakawa, Shinsuke; Sasaki, Masaru - 2020

Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century in Japan. We use a regression discontinuity design and find that the reduction of CB …

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