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How do native and migrant workers contribute to innovation? : a study on France, Germany and the UK
Fassio, Claudio; Montobbio, Fabio; Venturini, Alessandra - 2015
This paper uses the French and the UK Labour Force Surveys and the German Microcensus to estimate the effects of different components of the labour force on innovation at the sectoral level between 1994 and 2005. The authors focus, in particular, on the contribution of migrant workers. We adopt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528595
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Why work more? : the impact of taxes, and culture of leisure on labor supply in Europe
Mocan, Naci; Pogorelova, Luiza - 2015
We use micro data from the European Social Survey to investigate the impact of “culture of leisure” and taxes on labor force participation and hours worked of second-generation immigrants who reside in 26 European countries. These individuals are born in Europe, and they have been exposed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309018
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Migration and imperfect labor markets : theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK
Brücker, Herbert; Jahn, Elke J.; Upward, Richard - 2012
suffers more from further immigration in Germany than in the UK. -- immigration ; unemployment ; wages ; labor markets ; panel …We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are … bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection and unemployment benefits affect the way in which wages respond to labor supply …
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Immigrants and unemployment in the European Community : from the eyes of natives
Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002 - November 1999 (revised: May 2002)
This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the European Union. Earlier papers measure the presence of immigrants in the local labor market by computing the share of the foreigners in specific regions. This paper, instead, utilizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313919
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The effect of Ukrainian refugees on the local labour markets : the case of Czechia
Postepska, Agnieszka; Voloshyna, Anastasiia - 2024
Following the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, over a quarter of the Ukrainian population became displaced, with many seeking refuge across Europe. Czechia emerged as a key destination, granting Temporary Protection to approximately 433 thousand Ukrainians by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014527032
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Do financial incentives influence GPs' decisions to do after-hours work? : a discrete choice labour supply model
Broadway, Barbara; Kalb, Guyonne; Li, Jinhu; Scott, Anthony - 2016
This paper analyses doctors' supply of after-hours care, and how it is affected by personal and family circumstances as well as the earnings structure. We use detailed survey data from a large sample of Australian General Practitioners to estimate a structural, discrete-choice model of labour...
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Does It pay to graduate from an "elite" university in Australia?
Carroll, David; Heaton, Christopher; Tani, Massimiliano - 2018
In Australia, the so-called Group of Eight (Go8) universities have lower student-to-staff ratios, better qualified staff, superior research outcomes, and generally better placement in university rankings compared to non-Go8 universities. They are also typically the most competitive universities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011845793
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In-school work experience, parental allowances, and wages
Dustmann, Christian (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002181848
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Dynamic monopsony : evidence from a French establishment panel
Fakhfakh, Fathi (contributor); FitzRoy, Felix R. (contributor) - 2005
monopsony or upward sloping labour supply curves for average firm wages. Panel estimates provide strong evidence of a much … compensating differentials with lagged wages, and for profitability (rent sharing). Employment expansion also has a positive effect … on wages, providing further evidence for upward sloping labour supply (as distinct from the effect of shocks in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002853297
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Assortative mating and earnings inequality in France
Frémeaux, Nicolas; Lefranc, Arnaud - 2017
This paper analyzes economic assortative mating and its contribution to inequality in France. We first provide descriptive evidence on the statistical association in several socio-economic attributes of partners among French couples (annual earnings, potential earnings, education, occupation)....
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