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What do unions do for economic performance?
Hirsch, Barry T. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001799708
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Cross-sectional heterogeneity in price-cost margins and the extent of rent sharing at the sector and firm level in France
Dobbelaere, Sabien (contributor);  … - 2005
This paper studies cross-sectional heterogeneity in price-cost margins and the extent of rent sharing among 48 sectors and 10738 (mainly manufacturing) firms in France. At the sectoral level, the average price-cost mark-up and the average extent of rent sharing amount to 1.701 and 0.368...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003227220
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Intangible investment and technical efficiency : the case of software-intensive manufacturing firms in Turkey
Findik, Derya; Tansel, Aysıt - 2015
This chapter analyzes the effect of intangible investment on firm efficiency with an emphasis on its software component … differentials in their firm efficiency. The results show that the effect of software investment on firm efficiency is larger in high … technology firms, the effect of the software investment is smaller than the effect of research and development personnel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309152
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How ICT investment and energy use influence the productivity of Korean industries
Khayyat, Nabaz T.; Lee, Jongsu; Heshmati, Almas - 2014
investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor … the allocation of public investment and support is limited. The results presented herein show that ICT/non-ICT capital … investment are substitutes for labor and energy use. We also find a high output growth rate in the sampled sectors, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339597
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Decomposing excess returns in stochastic linear models
Lin, Carl - 2011
We present a theorem helpful in estimating the mean and variance of a linear function with arbitrary multivariate randomness in its coefficients and variables. We derive a generalized decomposition result from two random linear functions in which the result can be applied to most models using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524390
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It's where you work : increases in earnings dispersion across establishments and individuals in the US
Barth, Erling; Bryson, Alex; Davis, James C.; Freeman, … - 2014
This paper links data on establishments and individuals to analyze the role of establishments in the increase in inequality that has become a central topic in economic analysis and policy debate. It decomposes changes in the variance of log earnings among individuals into the part due to changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403444
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Reconciling the divergence in aggregate US wage series
Champagne, Julien; Kurmann, André; Stewart, Jay Charles - 2016
According to data from the Labor Productivity and Costs (LPC) program, average hourly real compensation in the United States has grown consistently over time and become markedly more volatile since the mid-1980s. By contrast, data from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) imply that average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452713
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A reevaluation of the role of family in immigrants' labor market activity : evidence from a comparison of single and married immigrants
Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; Gotlibovski, Chemi; Kahana, Nava - 2009
Previous papers tested the validity of the Family Investment Hypothesis (FIH) among immigrants by comparing the labor … credit constraints are binding, then only married immigrants can cross-finance their investment within the family. In order … to a rejection of the FIH in both countries. -- Family investment model ; labor supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003847131
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Technology and the demand for skill : an analysis of within and between firm differences
Abowd, John M.; Haltiwanger, John C.; Lane, Julia; … - 2007
We estimate the effects of technology investments on the demand for skilled workers using longitudinally integrated employer-employee data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program infrastructure files spanning two Economic Censuses (1992 and 1997). We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003578359
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Frictions and the joint behavior of hiring and investment
Yashiv, Eran - 2012
The decisions of firms on investment and hiring play a crucial role in business cycle fluctuations. This paper explores … investment costs. It is significant and negatively signed, implying complementarity between investment and hiring. There is a … the investment part of the model is poor if hiring is left out completely or is introduced without the interaction between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009548650