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New estimates of the risk and duration of registered unemployment in urban Russia
Nivorozhkin, Anton - In: International Journal of Manpower 27 (2006) 3, pp. 274-289
Purpose – This paper examines whether deregistration from the employment office decreases unemployment duration in … unemployment duration. Findings – The paper finds that only 29 percent of the unemployed obtained a job simultaneously with … unemployment registry of a single industrial city, which might limit its usefulness elsewhere. Practical implications – The paper …
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Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages: evidence for Germany
Caliendo, Marco; Schmidl, Ricarda; Uhlendorff, Arne - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 796-824
Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the role of social networks on the job search choices of the unemployed. If social networks convey useful information in the job search process, individuals with larger networks should experience a higher productivity of informal search channels. This in...
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Are new deal employment initiatives on target?
McQuaid, Ronald W.; Greig, Malcolm; Adams, John - In: International Journal of Manpower 25 (2004) 5, pp. 392-410
significantly lower chance of finding unemployment.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783129
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Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages: evidence for Germany
Caliendo, Marco; Schmidl, Ricarda; Uhlendorff, Arne - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) 7, pp. 796-824
Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the role of social networks on the job search choices of the unemployed. If social networks convey useful information in the job search process, individuals with larger networks should experience a higher productivity of informal search channels. This in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783445
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Regional diversity of employment structure and outflows from unemployment to employment in Poland
Rogut, Aleksandra; Tokarski, Tomasz - In: International Journal of Manpower 23 (2002) 1, pp. 62-76
Analyses factors determining the outflows from unemployment to employment across regions in Poland over the years 1992 … structure of the regional labour markets in Poland. Concludes that the values of outflows from unemployment to employment are …; and that the employment structure of regional labour markets has a strong impact on outflows from unemployment to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783025
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Effects of temporary hiring on the profits of Spanish manufacturing firms
Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, César - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) July, pp. 152-152
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of the proportion of temporary workers on the profit-to-sales ratio (or price-cost margin) of Spanish manufacturing firms in the 1990s. Design/methodology/approach – The relation between the proportion of temporary workers and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666604
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Micro evidence of the effects of R&D on labour productivity for large international R&D firms
Aldieri, L.; Cincera, M.; Garofalo, A.; Vinci, C.P. - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) July, pp. 198-215
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess the effects of traditional inputs and firms' R&D capital on labour productivity growth. Design/methodology/approach – The study measures the effects of the traditional inputs on firms' productivity growth, through four procedures: OLS in first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047640
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Work and family programs and productivity
Clifton, Thomas J.; Shepard, Edward - In: International Journal of Manpower 25 (2004) 8, pp. 714-728
This paper provides statistical evidence about the effect of work and family programs on productivity using a sample of large Fortune 500 companies in 30 industries in the US economy. Cross‐sectional firm‐level data on work and family programs are combined with financial data on companies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783145
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Why do large firms pay higher wages? Evidence from matched worker‐firm data
Lallemand, Thierry; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François - In: International Journal of Manpower 26 (2005) 7/8, pp. 705-723
Purpose – This paper analyses the magnitude and sources of the firm‐size wage premium in the Belgian private sector. Design/methodology/approach – Using a unique matched employer‐employee data set, our empirical strategy is based on the estimation of a standard Mincer wage equation. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783187
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The effect of downsizing on the financial performance and employee productivity of Korean firms
Yu, Gyu‐Chang; Park, Jong‐Sung - In: International Journal of Manpower 27 (2006) 3, pp. 230-250
Purpose – The paper's objective is to explore the effect of downsizing on both a firm's financial performance in terms of profitability and efficiency, and a firm's employee productivity. Design/methodology/approach – Analyzed six‐year longitudinal financial data of 258 listed Korean firms...
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