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Participation Behavior of East German Women after German Unification
Bonin, Holger; Euwals, Rob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
simultaneously explains participation, employment and wages. The model, estimated for East and West Germany on the basis of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566812
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Sample Attrition in the Canadian Survey of Labor and Income Dynamics
Boudarbat, Brahim; Grenon, Lee - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper provides an analysis of the effects of attrition and non-response on employment and wages using the Canadian Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. We consider a structural model composed of three freely correlated equations for non-attrition/response, employment and wages. The model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633266
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Not So Standard Anymore? Employment Duality in Germany
Eichhorst, Werner; Tobsch, Verena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
on the changing patterns of labour market segmentation or 'dualization' of employment in Germany. While labour market … duality in Germany can partially be attributed to labour market reforms promoting, in particular, non-standard forms of … contributed to the expansion of overall labour market inclusion and job growth in Germany and that at least some forms of non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884164
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The Unexpected Appearance of a New German Model
Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
inequality. Germany is a case in point as it exhibits growing employment figures and growing shares of low pay and non … institutions, the pattern found in Germany shows sequences of de- and re-regulatory reforms of employment protection and increasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196413
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Has Atypical Work Become Typical in Germany?
Eichhorst, Werner; Tobsch, Verena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
on the changing patterns of labor market segmentation or 'dualization' of employment in Germany. While labor market … duality in Germany can partially be attributed to labor market reforms promoting in particular non-standard forms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201759
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Mindestlohn in Deutschland: Wie viele sind betroffen?
Falck, Oliver; Knabe, Andreas; Mazat, Andreas; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 24, pp. 68-73
Der Beitrag nutzt zwei verschiedene Datensätze zur Struktur der Arbeitsverdienste in Deutschland – das Sozio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948780
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Explaining the Growth of Part-Time Employment: Factors of Supply and Demand
Euwals, Rob; Hogerbrugge, Maurice - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Using the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1991-2001, the authors investigate the incidence of part-time employment in the country with the highest part-time employment rate of the OECD countries. Women fulfil most part-time jobs, but nevertheless a considerable fraction of men works part-time as well....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761645
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The Risk and Return of Human Capital Investments
Koerselman, Kristian; Uusitalo, Roope - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Investing in human capital increases lifetime income, but these investments may involve substantial risk. In this paper we use a Finnish panel spanning 22 years to predict the mean, the variance and the skew of the present value of lifetime income, and to calculate certainty equivalent lifetime...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960122
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An Evaluation of Public-Sector-Sponsored Continuous Vocational Training Programs in East Germany
Lechner, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999
Germany after unification with West Germany in 1990. It presents econometric estimates of the average gains from training …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233846
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Rent Sharing as a Driver of the Glass Ceiling Effect
Matano, Alessia; Naticchioni, Paolo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper we show that rent sharing plays a role in explaining the glass ceiling effect. We make use of a unique employer-employee panel database for Italy from 1996 to 2003, which allows controlling for observed individual and firm heterogeneity and for collective bargaining. Moreover, by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010721289