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Wage structure and labor mobility in the Netherlands 1999 - 2003
Borghans, Lex (contributor); Kriechel, Ben (contributor) - 2007
In this paper we document the wage structure and labor mobility in the Netherlands in the period 1999-2003. We explain … the importance of wage-setting institutions in the Netherlands and the main actors. The analyses are based on … period investigated the Netherlands experienced an increase in wage inequality. Despite the centralized system of wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003608327
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Occupational choice, aggregate productivity, and trade
Meckl, Jürgen; Weigert, Benjamin - 2011
We propose occupational decisions of heterogeneous individuals as an alternative mechanism of explaining the distribution of firm productivities emphasized by empirical studies. Thus, we integrate the frameworks of Melitz (2003), and of Manasse and Turrini (2001) that establish the theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230184
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Give me your wired and your highly skilled : measuring the impact of immigration policy on employers and shareholders
Lin, Carl - 2011
The paper links finance theory to labor economics and political economy in the context of migration and immigration policy. Most research treating the impact of immigration has focused on the consequences for employees as measured by wages, earnings, and employment. Less is known about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009308050
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Sorting between and within industries : a testable model of assortative matching
Abowd, John M.; Kramarz, Francis; Pérez-Duarte, Sébastien - 2014
We test for sorting of workers between and within industrial sectors in a directed search model with coordination frictions. We fit the model to sector-specific vacancy and output data along with publicly-available statistics that characterize the distribution of worker and employer wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403442
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Robots at work
Graetz, Georg; Michaels, Guy - 2015
Despite ubiquitous discussions of robots' potential impact, there is almost no systematic empirical evidence on their economic effects. In this paper we analyze for the first time the economic impact of industrial robots, using new data on a panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010501865
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What can we learn about the decline in US union membership from international data?
Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001800148
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The role of sectoral growth patterns in labor market development
Arias-Vazquez, Francisco Javier; Lee, Jean Nahrae; … - 2012
This paper investigates the relationship between sectoral growth patterns and employment outcomes. A broad cross-country analysis reveals that in middle-income countries, employment responds more to growth in less productive and more labor-intensive sectors. Employment in middle-income countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009631457
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Short-run distributional effects of public education transfers to tertiary education students in seven European countries
Callan, Tim (contributor); Smeeding, Timothy M. (contributor) - 2008
provide comparable results for seven European countries (Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726795
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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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The trend in female labour force participation: what can be expected for the future?
Euwals, Rob (contributor); Knoef, Marike (contributor);  … - 2007
During the 1980s and 1990s, the Netherlands experienced a strong increase in the labour force participation of women … population ageing in the Netherlands. -- Female labour force participation ; age-period-cohort-analysis ; future development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646705