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Measuring and Interpreting Trends in the Division of Labour in the Netherlands

Akcomak, Semih - 2011

This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in the structure of employment in the Netherlands. Changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...

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Parents, Siblings and Schoolmates : The Effects of Family-School Interactions on Educational Achievement and Long-Term Labor Market Outcomes

Bertoni, Marco - 2017

individual educational achievement, employment and earnings vary with individual family characteristics such as the gender of …

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The Effect of Family Disruption on Children's Personality Development : Evidence from British Longitudinal Data

Prevoo, Tyas - 2014

This research documents the effects of different forms of family disruptions – measured by separation, divorce and … significant correlations between family disruptions prior to the age of 16 and personality development in early childhood …. Parental divorce has the largest negative effect on a child's personality development. Family disruptions have smaller effects …

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Not in My Community : Social Pressure and the Geography of Dismissals

Bassanini, Andrea - 2015

We investigate the role of local social pressure in shaping the geographical pattern of firms' firing decisions. Using French linked employer-employee data, we show that social pressure exerted by the local communities where firms' headquarters are located induces CEOs to refrain from dismissing...

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The Short-Term Effect of the COVID-19 Crisis on Employment Probabilities of Labour-Market Entrants in the Netherlands

Bussink, Henri; Vervliet, Tobias; ter Weel, Bas - 2022

This research documents employment opportunities of labour-market entrants during the COVID-19 crisis in the Netherlands. Two recent cohorts of graduates are studied and compared to two pre-COVID-19 cohorts: the 2019 cohort was unexpectedly hit by the COVID-19 crisis about six months after...

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"For One More Year with You":Changes in Compulsory Schooling, Educationand the Distribution of Wages in Europe

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Weber, Guglielmo - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Using data from 12 European countries and the variation across countries and over time inthe changes of minimum school leaving age, we study the effects of the quantity of educationon the distribution of earnings...

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Lost in Transition? The Returns to Education Acquired Under Communism 15 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Brunello, Giorgio - 2011

Using data for 22 economies in Eastern and Western Europe, we find evidence that having studied under communism is relatively penalized in the economies of the late 2000s. This evidence, however, is limited to males and to primary and secondary education, and holds for eight CEE economies but...

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Non-Cognitive Skills and Personality Traits : Labour Market Relevance and Their Development in Education & Training Systems

Brunello, Giorgio - 2011

This paper reviews the empirical economic literature on the relative importance of non cognitive skills for school and labour market outcomes, with a focus on Europe. There is evidence that high cognitive test scores are likely to result not only from high cognitive skills but also from high...

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Leadership at School : Does the Gender of Siblings Matter?

Brunello, Giorgio - 2012

Having leader positions at school, as well as participating in sports and clubs helps promoting valuable non cognitive skills, including leadership, self-discipline, motivation, competitiveness and self-esteem. We use survey data from the US and Japan to investigate whether these behaviors in...

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Does Mental Productivity Decline with Age? Evidence from Chess Players

Bertoni, Marco - 2013

We use data on international chess tournaments to study the relationship between age and mental productivity in a brain-intensive profession. We show that less talented players tend to leave the game in the earliest phases of their career. When the effects of age on productivity vary with...

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