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The iceberg decomposition : a parsimonious way tomap the health of labour markets

Baert, Stijn - 2020

This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...

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Globalization, technological change and skills : evidence from Ethiopia

Haile, Getinet Astatike; Srour, Ilina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2017

There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change over employment in least developed countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization and consequent international technological transfer. Using a panel of 1,940 Ethiopian firms over the period 1996-2004 and deploying GMMSYS estimates,...

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What does a job candidate's age signal to employers?

Borm, Hannah Van; Burn, Ian; Baert, Stijn - 2019

Research has shown that hiring discrimination is a barrier for older job candidates in many OECD countries. However, little research has delved into why older job candidates are discriminated against. Therefore, we have conducted an online scenario experiment involving recruiters to empirically...

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Robots and the origin of their labour-saving impact

Montobbio, Fabio; Staccioli, Jacopo; Virgillito, Maria … - 2020

This paper investigates the presence of explicit labour-saving heuristics within robotic patents. It analyses innovative actors engaged in robotic technology and their economic environment (identity, location, industry), and identifies the technological fields particularly exposed to...

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Why is unemployment duration a sorting criterion in hiring?

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; Di … - 2017

Recent evidence from large-scale field experiments has shown that employers use job candidates’ unemployment duration as a sorting criterion. In the present study, we investigate the mechanisms underlying this pattern. To this end, we conduct a lab experiment in which participants make hiring...

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What do student jobs on graduate CVs signal to employers?

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Cuypers, Laure; Couck, … - 2019

Due to the prevalence and important consequences of student work, the topic has seen an increased interest in the literature. However, to date the focus has been solely on measuring the effect of student employment on later labour market outcomes, relying on signalling theory to explain the...

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What does someone's gender identity signal to employers?

Borm, Hannah Van; Dhoop, Marlot; Acker, Allien Van; … - 2020

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which fictitious hiring decisions are made about transgender or...

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R&D expenditures and employment : evidence from Europe

Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2017

Using a unique firm-level database comprising the top European R&D investors over the period 2002-2013 and running LSDVC estimates, this study finds a significant labourfriendly impact of R&D expenditures. However, this positive employment effect appears limited in magnitude and entirely due to...

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Demand and innovation : theory and evidence

Dawid, Herbert; Pellegrino, Gabriele; Vivarelli, Marco - 2017

While the extant innovation literature has provided extensive evidence of the so-called "demand-pull" effect, the … possible diverse impact of demand evolution on product vs process innovation activities has not been yet investigated. This … innovation. This prediction is then tested through a dynamic microeconometric model, controlling for R&D persistence, sample …

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R&D, embodied technological change and employment : evidence from Spain

Pellegrino, Gabriele; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2018

statistically significant evidence of the expected labor-friendly nature of innovation. More in detail, neither R&D nor investment …

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