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Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Okara, Assi; Tani, Massimiliano - 2022

We develop a theoretical model to investigate whether short-term mobility differentially affects innovation in product …, and the United Nations. We find that labor mobility positively affects innovation: on average, a 10% increase in the flow … products/services or process, supporting the use of labor mobility as an effective mechanism to diffuse productive knowledge …

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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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The Impact of an Un(der)Funded Inclusive Education Policy: Evidence from the 2013 China Education Panel Survey

Tani, Massimiliano; Zhu, Yu; Xu, Lei - 2021

Using the 2013 China Education Panel Survey (CEPS), we study the impact of a 2008 inclusive education policy, through which the central government mandated urban public schools to exempt migrant children from tuition and temporary schooling fees. Whereas the non-disclosure rule regarding...

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Can the Teaching Style Reduce Inequality in the Classroom? Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

Xu, Lei; Tani, Massimiliano; Zhu, Yu - 2024

We investigate the effects of 'lecture-based' (LBT) – i.e. individual work and rote learning - versus 'discussion-based' (DBT) – i.e. participative and focused on student-centred learning - teaching styles on the test scores and socio-economic inequality of middle-school students randomly...

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Gender, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Teaching

Barigozzi, Francesca; Parasnis, Jaai; Tani, Massimiliano - 2022

This paper investigates the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in choosing a teaching career using data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia. We find that the opportunity costs of becoming a teacher vary by gender: women enjoy a small wage premium, whilst males...

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Costs and Benefits of an Individual Learning Account (ILA): A Simulation Analysis for the Netherlands

Bussink, Henri; ter Weel, Bas - 2022

This study analyses costs and benefits of a public-private funded individual learning account (ILA) for the labour force in the Netherlands. We consider an ILA that is funded by subsidies targeted at low- and medium-educated workers and co-funded by training levies as a share of the wage bill....

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Moving up the Social Ladder? Wages of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants from Developing Countries

Pineda-Hernández, Kevin; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie - 2022

As immigrants born in developing countries and their descendants represent a growing share of the working-age population in the developed world, their labour market integration constitutes a key factor for fostering economic development and social cohesion. Using a granular, matched...

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The Importance of Early Conscientiousness for Socio-Economic Outcomes: Evidence from the British Cohort Study

Prevoo, Tyas; ter Weel, Bas - 2013

This research estimates models of the importance of conscientiousness for socio-economic outcomes. We use measures of conscientiousness at age 16 to explain adult wages and other outcomes, such as crime, health and savings behaviour. We use several waves from the 1970 British Cohort Study. Our...

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The Heterogeneous Effects of Workforce Diversity on Productivity, Wages and Profits

Garnero, Andrea; Rycx, François - 2013

consequences of gender diversity are found to depend on the technological/knowledge environment of firms. While gender diversity … generates significant gains in high-tech/ knowledge intensive sectors, the opposite result is obtained in more traditional …

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Overeducation, Overskilling and Job Satisfaction in Europe: The Moderating Role of Employment Contracts

Giuliano, Romina; Mahy, Benoît; Rycx, François; … - 2024

This paper is the first to examine whether and how overeducation and overskilling, considered separately and in interaction, influence workers' job satisfaction at European level. It also investigates the moderating role of employment contracts. Our results, based on a unique pan-European...

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