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The economics of employment protection
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2001
Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990) pioneering study. Having sketched the theoretical background, we chart the course of the modern empirical literature. We focus mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403997
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Decomposition of differences in PISA results in middle income countries
Nieto, Sandra; Ramos, Raúl - 2014
Our objective is to analyse the role of teacher and school quality to explain differences in students' educational outcomes. With this aim, we use PISA microdata for 10 middle income and 2 high income countries and we apply decomposition methods in order to identify the role of these factors for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257594
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Demographic alternatives for aging industrial countries : increased total fertility rate, labor force participation, or immigration
Holzmann, Robert (contributor) - 2005
The paper investigates the demographic alternatives for dealing with the projected population aging and low or negative growth of the population and labor force in the North. Without further immigration, the total labor force in Europe and Russia, the high-income countries of East Asia and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003227208
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Asset stripping, rule of law and firm survival : the Hoff-Stiglitz model and mass privatization in Montenegro
Koman, Matjaž; Lakičević, Milan; Prašnikar, Janez; … - 2013
-oriented issue of why a large number of efficient firms disappeared during mass privatization in a booming economy of Montenegro …. Econometrically, we present the first study to look at firms that disappeared during a mass privatization transition, improving upon … remaining in samples when estimating the effects of privatization or other ownership changes. We also show that one needs to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010226663
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How transition paths differ : enterprise performance in Russia and China
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor); Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2005
We use enterprise data to analyse and contrast the determinants of enterprise performance in China and Russia. We find that in China, enterprise growth and efficiency is associated with rapid increases in factor inputs, but not correlated with ownership or institutional factors. However, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002603928
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Free vs. restricted immigration : bilateral country study
Razin, Asaf; Wahba, Jackline - 2011
This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migration and under policy-controlled migration, distinguishing between source developing and developed countries. We utilize free-movement within the EU to examine the free migration regime and compare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232269
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Looking inside the perpetual-motion machine : job and worker flows in OECD countries
Bassanini, Andrea; Marianna, Pascal - 2009
usually based on the comparison of national estimates, typically collected on the basis of different definitions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901189
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Culture, policies and labor market outcomes
Giavazzi, Francesco; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Serafinelli, … - 2009
We study whether cultural attitudes towards gender, the young, and leisure are significant determinants of the evolution over time of the employment rates of women and of the young, and of hours worked in OECD countries. Beyond controlling for a larger menu of policies, institutions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003916573
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Fundamental determinants of school efficiency and equity : German states as a microcosm for OECD countries
Woessmann, Ludger (contributor) - 2007
Cross-country evidence on student achievement might be hampered by omitted country characteristics such as language or legal differences. This paper uses cross-state variation in Germany, whose sixteen states share the same language and legal system, but pursue different education policies. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003609859
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Minimum-income benefits in OECD countries : policy design, effectiveness and challenges
Immervoll, Herwig - 2009
Almost all OECD countries operate comprehensive minimum-income programmes for working-age individuals, either as last-resort safety nets alongside primary income replacement benefits, or as the principal instrument for delivering social protection. Such safety-net benefits aim primarily at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003926419