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Sorting between and within industries : a testable model of assortative matching

Abowd, John M.; Kramarz, Francis; Pérez-Duarte, Sébastien - 2014

applied to a broad class of assignment models. The results indicate that industries are the loci of sorting-more productive … workers are employed in more productive industries. The evidence confirms assortative matching can be present even when worker …

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Fiscal policy and occupational employment dynamics

Bredemeier, Christian; Jüßen, Falko; Winkler, Roland - 2017

We document substantial heterogeneity in occupational employment dynamics in response to government spending shocks. Employment rises most strongly in service, sales, and office ("pink-collar") occupations. By contrast, employment in blue-collar occupations is hardly affected by fiscal stimulus...

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The role of industries in rising inequality

Briskar, Juraj; Di Porto, Edoardo; Rodríguez Mora, … - 2023

inequality. The total variance surged by 10 log points, with 55% occurring between industries, particularly in a few low …-paid service sectors. Workers with low earnings ability showed increased likelihood of working in industries with low average firm …, inequality increased predominantly between industries and concentrated within a small number of sectors. Italy's increase …

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Immigrant-native differences in welfare participation : the role of entry and exit rates

Hansen, Jörgen (contributor); Lofstrom, Magnus (contributor) - 2006

This paper analyzes differences in welfare transitions between natives and immigrants in Sweden using a large representative panel data set, LINDA, for the years 1991 to 2001. The data contains administrative information on welfare use, country of birth, and time of arrival in Sweden among other...

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Der vormoderne Allokationsprozess von Arbeit in Deutschland

Pierenkemper, Toni; Kendzia, Michael J. - 2010

The paper provides a historical overview of the pre-modern allocation of work within the territory of the later Germany from the 18th until the middle of the 19th century. We explore how the social allocation of work during the feudal system took place and trace back the development of wage...

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Efficiency properties of labor taxation in a spatial model of restricted labor mobility

Guggenberger, Patrik; Kaul, Ashok; Kolmar, Martin - 2001

We examine the efficiency properties of labor taxation. A spatial model of an economy is introduced whose key feature is a new approach to restricted labor mobility. We characterize the efficient allocation of labor and properties of a decentralized equilibrium. An efficient allocation of labor...

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The alabaster ceiling: the gender legacy of the Papal States

Harka, Elona; Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2021

is lower female labour market participation and employment when compared to their counterparts in Tuscany, while we do …

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Factor shares, the price markup, and the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor

Raurich-Puigdevall, Xavier; Sala, Hector; Sorolla i … - 2011

In a Walrasian labor market, the labor income share is constant under the assumptions of a Cobb-Douglas production function and perfect competition. Given the observed decline of the labor share in recent decades, this paper relaxes these assumptions, proposes a time-series calculation of the...

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Gender differences in preferences for meaning at work

Burbano, Vanessa; Padilla, Nicolas; Meier, Stephan - 2020

under-representation of females in higher-paying industries. Overall, this research establishes that men and women differ in …

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The impact of internship experience during secondary education on schooling and labour market outcomes

Neyt, Brecht; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2019

this study, we examine the impact of internship experience in secondary education on a student's schooling and early labour …, we find that internship experience has a positive effect on labour market outcomes that diminishes over time, although …

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