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Organization and Information in the Fight Against Crime : An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2010
property crimes and 13% in personal crimes. There is also evidence that the IGESP is associated with improved police response …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136711
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Trust the Police? Self-Selection of Motivated Agents into the German Police Force
Friebel, Guido - 2016
We conduct experimental games with police applicants in Germany to investigate whether intrinsically motivated agents … intrinsic motivation in the police context. We find that police applicants are more trustworthy than non-applicants, i.e., they … police force, documenting an important mechanism by which the match between jobs and agents in public service can be improved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977332
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Item Non-Response and Imputation of Annual Labor Income in Panel Surveys from a Cross-National Perspective
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus - 2021
Using data on annual individual labor income from three representative panel datasets (German SOEP, British BHPS, Australian HILDA) we investigate a) the selectivity of item non-response (INR) and b) the impact of imputation as a prominent post-survey means to cope with this type of measurement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316815
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Educational Diversity and Knowledge Transfers Via Inter-Firm Labor Mobility
Marino, Marianna - 2014
This article contributes to the literature on knowledge transfer via labor mobility by providing new evidence regarding the role of educational diversity in knowledge transfer. In tracing worker flows between firms in Denmark over the period 1995-2005, we find that knowledge carried by workers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056655
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Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation : An Analysis for Germany
Basilio, Leilanie - 2010
capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that … returns than human capital obtained in Germany. We further find evidence for heterogeneity in the returns to human capital of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148336
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Local Employment Growth in West Germany : A Dynamic Panel Approach
Blien, Uwe; Suedekum, Jens; Wolf, Katja - 2021
In this paper we study the dynamics of local employment growth in West Germany from 1980 to 2001. Using dynamic panel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318319
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Student Loan Reforms for German Higher Education : Financing Tuition Fees
Chapman, Bruce - 2011
It is generally agreed that the funding base for German universities is inadequate and perhaps the time has come for serious consideration of the imposition of non-trivial tuition charges. Against this background, this paper compares conventional and income contingent loans for financing tuition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129089
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Flexible Work Organization and Employer Provided Training : Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data
Campaner, Annika - 2018
likelihood of receiving employer provided training. Using unique linked employer-employee data from Germany, we confirm that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912771
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Why Volunteer? Evidence on the Role of Altruism, Reputation, and Incentives
Myers, Caitlin Knowles - 2013
Volunteering plays a prominent role in the charitable provision of goods and services, yet we know relatively little about why people engage in such prosocial acts. The list of possible motivations is long, but recent research has focused on altruism, reputational concerns, and material...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012753831
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(Lack of) Pension Knowledge
Barrett, Alan - 2013
Governments are increasingly concerned about the capacity of pensions systems to meet demands in the coming years. According to the OECD, one part of the policy response in many countries will be greater private provision on the part of individuals through occupational and other pension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013076158