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Preparing for policy changes : social security expectations and pension scheme participation
Wiel, Karen van der (contributor) - 2008
pension scheme participation in the Netherlands. I find that participation in private pension schemes is higher for those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003753597
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Wage differentials across sectors in Europe : an east-west comparison
Magda, Iga; Rycx, François; Tojerow, Ilan; Valsamis, … - 2008
countries (namely Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain compared with Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech … countries. It is relatively small in Norway and Belgium, large in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Czech Republic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777922
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Screening disability insurance applications
Jong, Philip R. de (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper investigates the effects of intensified screening of disability insurance benefit applications. A large-scale experiment was setup where in 2 of the 26 Dutch regions case workers of the disability insurance administration were instructed to screen applications more intense. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003283428
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Generating legitimacy for labor market and welfare state reforms : the role of policy advice in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor); Wintermann, Ole (contributor) - 2005
structured and to what it extent it could influence actual policy-making in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden over the last …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003285403
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Peer effects in European primary schools : evidence from PIRLS
Ammermüller, Andreas (contributor);  … - 2006
We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003309274
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Why do worker-firm matches dissolve?
Gielen, Anne C. (contributor); Ours, Jan C. van (contributor) - 2006
In a dynamic labor market worker-firm matches dissolve frequently causing workers to separate and firms to look for replacements. A separation may be initiated by the worker (a quit) or the firm (a layoff), or may result from a joint decision. A dissolution of a worker-firm match may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003333105
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A collective household model of time allocation : a comparison of native Dutch and immigrant households in the Netherlands
Klaveren, Chris van (contributor);  … - 2006
Although the number of immigrant households in the Netherlands is substantial, the labor supply choices of this group …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003335454
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Contingent convergence : a comparative analysis of activation policies
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor);  … - 2008
principles, instruments, target groups and governance in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793501
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Firm recruitment behaviour : sequential or non-sequential search?
Ommeren, Jos van; Russo, Giovanni - 2009
vacancies for the Netherlands. Different types of search methods are distinguished. Our results imply that when firms use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003810292
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Life satisfaction
Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; Soest, Arthur van - 2009
We analyze the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by using both … determinant of global life satisfaction, it is more important in the U.S. than in The Netherlands. Indeed life satisfaction varies … substantially more with income in the U.S. than in The Netherlands. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; vignettes ; reporting bias …
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