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Urbanization, natural amenities, and subjective well-being : evidence from US counties

Winters, John V.; Li, Yu - 2015

This paper examines the effects of county-level urbanization and natural amenities on subjective well-being (SWB) in the U.S. SWB is measured using individual-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction....

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Careers and wage growth within large firms

Lima, Francisco; Pereira, Pedro Telhado - 2001

The relationship between the worker's career path and wage growth is studied using a longitudinal sample of large firms. The econometric analysis shows that promoted workers receive a positive wage premium even if they stay in the same job level. Demotions are associated with negative wage...

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Which ladder to climb? : wages of workers by job, plant, and education

Bayer, Christian; Kuhn, Moritz - 2018

Wages grow but also become more unequal as workers age. Using German administrative data, we largely attribute both life-cycle facts to one driving force: some workers progress in hierarchy to jobs with more responsibility, complexity, and independence. In short, they climb the career ladder....

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How do we think the COVID-19 crisis will affect our careers (if any remain)?

Baert, Stijn; Lippens, Louis; Moens, Eline; Sterkens, … - 2020

career aspirations. To this end, high-quality survey research with a relevant panel of Belgian employees was conducted. About …

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Employee-owned firms and the careers of young workers

Burdín, Gabriel; Garcia-Louzao, Jose - 2023

Using detailed administrative data from Spain, we investigate the impact of having an initial work experience in an employee-owned firm (EOF) versus a conventional business on subsequent earnings. We find that young workers' exposure to EOFs at the time of labour market entry reduces earnings by...

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The gender pay gap at the early stages of academic careers

Magda, Iga; Bieliński, Jacek; Feldy, Marzena; … - 2024

The number of countries that have devoted time and attention to establishing gender equality regulations in academia is increasing. However, various studies indicate that women remain underrepresented among tenured faculty and in senior positions, and that female academic staff earn less than...

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Estimating the need for PhDs in the academic sector via a survey of employers

Masso, Jaan (contributor); Eamets, Raul (contributor); … - 2007

2007-2012 using a survey of employers, such as universities, institutions of applied higher education and research … view, assumes significant growth in research funding, which the respondents mostly did not believe would occur, despite it … ; research and development ; academic fields …

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Bonus payments, hierarchy levels and tenure : theoretical considerations and empirical evidence

Grund, Christian; Kräkel, Matthias - 2010

levels and rather for management jobs than for jobs in research and development. This is true for the whole chemical sector …

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Up or out : research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Schulze, Ute - 2012

Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to … analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their … training to academic or non-academic jobs. Only about half of the postdocs sees strong incentives for academic research, but …

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Leadership and the research productivity of university departments

Goodall, Amanda H.; McDowell, John M.; Singell, Larry D. - 2014

's future research output. After adjustment for a range of personal and institutional characteristics, departmental research …

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