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Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? Revisiting the Minimum Wage Bite with Sectoral Data
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The paper explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and exploit unique data covering 17 European countries and information from more than 1100...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990915
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … in Europe. Indeed, in contrast to the pre-crisis situation and the findings of previous empirical studies, there is … tentative evidence that the migration response to the crisis has been considerable in Europe, in contrast to the United States …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884205
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Decentralization, Happiness and the Perception of Institutions
Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403390
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Wage Differentials across Sectors in Europe: An East-West Comparison
Magda, Iga; Rycx, Francois; Tojerow, Ilan; Valsamis, Daphné - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This study compares the structure and determinants of inter-industry wage differentials in Eastern and Western European countries (namely Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain compared with Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia). To do so, we use a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761811
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The Brain Drain: Some Evidence from European Expatriates in the United States
Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper uses U.S. Census data from 1990 and 2000 to provide evidence on the labor market characteristics of European-born workers living in the US. It is found that there is a positive wage premium associated with these workers, and that the highly skilled are overrepresented compared with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703282
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Minimum Wage Systems and Earnings Inequalities: Does Institutional Diversity Matter?
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
across Europe. The analysis covers 18 countries over the period 2007-2009. Empirical results confirm the intuition of many …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010961735