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What Makes a Good Conference? Analysing the Preferences of Labor Economists
Borghans, Lex - 2010
respect to conference characteristics. Based on a sample of European labour economists, preferences are measured using the …) conferences. We find that the keynote speakers are the most important element in the preference for a conference, followed by the … location of the conference. There is substantial heterogeneity in the taste of labour economists especially with respect to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144932
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Business Visits and the Quest for External Knowledge
Tani, Massimiliano - 2011
This paper contributes to existing work on innovation by studying the determinants of various types of interaction between a firm and its external environment. In particular, it focuses on face-to-face interactions carried out through international business visits. The results indicate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131167
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Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Early Meetings and Activation
Maibom, Jonas - 2012
We analyze the effects of four randomized social experiments, involving early and intensive active labour market policy, conducted in Denmark in 2008. The experiments entailed different combinations of early and intensive treatment in terms of meetings and active labour market programmes. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098133
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Weight, Attractiveness, and Gender When Hiring : A Field Experiment in Spain
Goulao, Catarina; Lacomba, Juan A.; Lagos, Francisco; … - 2023
Being overweight or obese is associated with lower employment and earnings, possibly arising from employer discrimination. A few studies have used field experiments to show that obese job applicants are, in fact, discriminated against in the hiring process. However, whether overweight job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014356704
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Temperature and Fertility : Evidence from Spanish Register Data
Keivabu, Risto; Cozzani, Marco; Wilde, Joshua - 2023
In this paper, we combine administrative data for continental Spain from 2010 to 2018 with meteorological data to … fertility rate (TFR) in Spain, and that the estimated decrease is higher than the effects estimated in previous literature for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014357151
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Labour Market Reallocation Effects of COVID-19 Policies in Spain : A Tale of Two Recessions
Diaz, Antonia; Dolado, Juan Jose; Jáñez, Álvaro; … - 2023
This paper studies short-time work arrangements (ERTEs) when aggregate risk is partially sector-specific. In Spain, the …
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Economic and Cultural Gaps Among Foreign-Born Minorities in Spain
de la Rica, Sara - 2009
This paper compares the economic and cultural gaps of the largest foreign-born ethnic minorities in Spain: Latinos …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763934
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Hostility Toward Immigration in Spain
Martinez i Coma, Ferran - 2009
This paper provides new evidence regarding public opinion on immigration by studying the Spanish case, and by analyzing not only respondents' preferences regarding immigration levels, but also regarding admittance policies and the rights and benefits to grant to foreigners. In general, Spaniards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763937
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The Effect of the 2004 and 2007 EU Enlargement on the Spanish Labour Market
de la Rica, Sara - 2009
The 2004 and 2007 EU enlargement has led to a significant increase in the immigration flow to Spain. Individuals from …-the-job training for these qualified workers so that they can find adequate job prospects in Spain and decide to stay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764069
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The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship : Hysteresis, Business Cycles and Government Policy
Congregado, Emilio - 2009
This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics of entrepreneurship in Spain and the … fluctuations have persistent effects on the natural rate of entrepreneurship. We find evidence of hysteresis in Spain, but not the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764085