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How can temporary work agencies provide more training? : staffing agencies could play a more prominent role in the provision of training for the low qualified and previously unempl...
Spermann, Alexander - 2016
Temporary work agencies use training as a recruitment and retention argument when qualified labor is scarce. However, short job assignments present a major obstacle for employers and employees to increase investment in training. As temporary agency workers are mainly low-qualified and often...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011456169
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Do in-work benefits work for low-skilled workers? : to boost the employment rate of the low-skilled trapped in inactivity is it sufficient to supplement their earnings?
Van der Linden, Bruno - 2016
High risk of poverty and low employment rates are widespread among low-skilled groups, especially in the case of some household compositions (e.g. single mothers). "Making-work-pay" policies have been advocated for and implemented to address these issues. They alleviate the above-mentioned...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449520
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The labor market in the UK, 2000–2016 : unemployment rose only modestly during the Great Recession and fell strongly since, with productivity and wages lagging behind
Herz, Benedikt; Rens, Thijs van - 2020
Experiences during the Great Recession support the view that the UK labor market is relatively flexible. Unemployment rose less and recovered faster than in most other European economies. However, this success has been accompanied by a stagnation of productivity and wages; an open question is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012162834
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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity : policies to help the unemployed can affect feelings of identity and well-being, so measures need to be evaluated carefully
Schöb, Ronnie - 2016
Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual's sense of identity (i.e. their perception of belonging to a specific social group) and, consequently, feelings of personal happiness and subjective well-being. Labor market policies designed to help the unemployed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514680
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The labor market in the UK, 2000–2016 : unemployment rose only modestly during the Great Recession and fell strongly since, with productivity and wages lagging behind
Herz, Benedikt; Rens, Thijs van - 2018
Experiences during the Great Recession support the view that the UK labor market is relatively flexible. Unemployment rose less and recovered faster than in most other European economies. However, this success has been accompanied by a stagnation of productivity and wages; an open question is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011789529
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Do in-work benefits work for low-skilled workers? : to boost the employment rate of the low-skilled trapped in inactivity is it sufficient to supplement their earnings?
Van der Linden, Bruno - 2021
High risk of poverty and low employment rates are widespread among low-skilled groups, especially in the case of some household compositions (e.g. single mothers). "Making-work-pay" policies have been advocated for and implemented to address these issues. They alleviate the above-mentioned...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254321
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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity : policies to help the unemployed can affect feelings of identity and well-being, so measures need to be evaluated carefully
Schöb, Ronnie - 2022
Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual's sense of identity (i.e. their perception of belonging to a specific social group) and, consequently, feelings of personal happiness and subjective well-being. Labor market policies designed to help the unemployed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254443
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Does Worksharing Work? Some Empirical Evidence from the IAB Panel
Simmons, R.; Schank, Thorsten; Andrews, Martyn J. - 2004
Recent policy debate in Europe suggests that a shorter workweek will lead to more jobs (worksharing). We derive and estimate a model where the firm employs two types of worker, some working overtime, the rest standard hours. Worksharing is not always a prediction of the theory. Using German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297198
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Exporting firms do not pay higher wages, ceteris paribus : First evidence from linked employer-employee data
Wagner, Joachim; Schnabel, Claus; Schank, Thorsten - 2004
trade. This paper uses a large and rich set of linked employer-employee data from Germany to demonstrate that these premia … von kombinierten Firmen-Beschäftigten-Daten aus Deutschland um zu zeigen, dass diese Lohnzuschläge verschwinden, wenn die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297200
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Do newly founded firms pay lower wages? First evidence from Germany
Schnabel, Claus; Kohaut, Susanne; Brixy, Udo - 2004
Using a linked employer-employee data set for Germany, this paper analyses wage setting in a cohort of newly founded … smaller in eastern than in western Germany. The wage differential is shown to decline over time as the newly founded firms …Unter Verwendung eines kombinierten Firmen-Beschäftigten- Datensatzes für Deutschland analysiert dieser Beitrag die …
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