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Explaining Cross-National Variation in Workplace Employee Representation
Forth, John - 2016
Across Europe, there are many differing opinions on whether workplace employee representation should be encouraged or discouraged. Yet there is very little evidence on the variations in workplace employee representation across Europe or the reasons for this. We use a workplace survey covering 27...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012989842
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The Problem of Overskilling in Australia and Britain
Mavromaras, Kostas G.; McGuinness, Seamus; O'Leary, Nigel C. - 2021
This paper examines the parallel trends in education and labour market developments in Australia and Britain. It uses … at least for Australia, but the wage penalty associated with overskilling increases with education. Although the general … patterns of overskilling (prevalence and penalties) are fairly similar between Australia and Britain, the problem appears to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316738
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Overskilling Dynamics and Education Pathways
Mavromaras, Kostas G. - 2009
This paper uses panel data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and the dynamic properties of overskilling among employed individuals. The paper begins by asking whether there is extensive overskilling in the labour market, and whether overskilling differs by education pathway. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157528
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Assessing the Incidence and Wage Effects of Over-Skilling in the Australian Labour Market
Mavromaras, Kostas G.; McGuinness, Séamus; Fok, Yin King - 2021
This paper examines the incidence and wage effects of over-skilling within the Australian labour market. It finds that approximately 30 percent of employees believed themselves to be moderately over-skilled and 11 percent believed themselves to be severely over-skilled. The incidence of skills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316992
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Footsie, Yeah! Share Prices and Worker Wellbeing
Bryson, Alex; Clark, Andrew; Green, Colin P. - 2022
A small literature has shown that individual wellbeing varies with the price of company stock, but it is unclear whether this is due to wealth effects among those holding stock, or more general effects on sentiment, with individuals taking rising stock prices as an indicator of improvements in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013406845
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Overskilling dynamics and education pathways
Mavromaras, Kostas; McGuinness, Seamus; Fok, Yin King - 2009
This paper uses panel data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and the dynamic properties of overskilling among employed individuals. The paper begins by asking whether there is extensive overskilling in the labour market, and whether overskilling differs by education pathway. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269459
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Assessing the incidence and wage effects of over-skilling in the Australian labour market
Mavromaras, Kostas; McGuinness, Seamus; Fok, Yin King - 2007
This paper examines the incidence and wage effects of over-skilling within the Australian labour market. It finds that approximately 30 percent of employees believed themselves to be moderately over-skilled and 11 percent believed themselves to be severely over-skilled. The incidence of skills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275823