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The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822408
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What explains the gender earnings gap in self-employment? A decomposition analysis with German data
Lechmann, Daniel S. J.; Schnabel, Claus - 2012
Using a large data set for Germany, we show that both the raw and the unexplained gender earnings gap are higher in self-employment than in paid employment. Applying an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, more than a quarter of the difference in monthly self-employment earnings can be traced back to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282549
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Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey
Bergemann, Annette; Berg, Gerard J. van den - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labor market policies on individual labor market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skill-training programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703577
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Employment Stability of Entrants in Newly Founded Firms: A Matching Approach Using Linked Employer-Employee Data from Germany
Schnabel, Claus; Kohaut, Susanne; Brixy, Udo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Using a linked employer-employee dataset and taking the perspective of individuals rather than firms, this paper analyzes some effects of joining start-ups. We show that entrants in new firms differ from those joining incumbent firms, and we use a matching approach to compare a group of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763862
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The Levelling Effect of Product Market Competition on Gender Wage Discrimination
Hirsch, Boris; Oberfichtner, Michael; Schnabel, Claus - 2014
few females in their workforces. Our findings are in line with Beckerian taste-based employer wage discrimination that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398313
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The Levelling Effect of Product Market Competition on Gender Wage Discrimination
Hirsch, Boris; Oberfichtner, Michael; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
few females in their workforces. Our findings are in line with Beckerian taste-based employer wage discrimination that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011074820
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Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
) reaction to rising and falling unemployment. In contrast, wage growth in establishments without collective bargaining adjusts … only to falling unemployment and is unaffected by rising unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274606
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Swedish Labor Market Training and the Duration of Unemployment
Richardson, Katarina; Berg, Gerard J. van den - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
cornerstone of labor market policy. We analyze causal effects on the individual transition rate from unemployment to employment by …-parametric identification. The data cover the population and include multiple unemployment spells for many individuals. The results indicate a … diminishes after some weeks. When taking account of the time spent in the program, the effect on the mean unemployment duration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700930
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The Cyclical Behaviour of Employers' Monopsony Power and Workers' Wages
Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J.; Schnabel, Claus - 2013
unemployment rate. In line with theory, we find that firms possess more monopsony power during economic downturns, which shows to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328890
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Do Startups Provide Employment Opportunities for Disadvantaged Workers?
Fackler, Daniel; Fuchs, Michaela; Hölscher, Lisa; … - 2018
instable employment biographies, come from unemployment or outside the labor force, or were affected by a plant closure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873560