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Labour markets in transition : the case of Eastern Europe
Fleisher, Belton M. (contributor) - 2002
Labour markets in transition: the case of Eastern Europe. In 1989 a political revolution in the Soviet Union and its Eastern Europeansatellites led to the dismantling of Communist controls and transition toward freemarkets in goods and services and factors of production
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What can monopsony explain of the gender wage differential in Italy?
Sulis, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) July, pp. 446-470
Purpose – This paper seeks to study gender wage differentials in Italy using first-order predictions of monopsony … discrimination among men and women by estimating the labour supply elasticity to the individual firm. It also tests the monopsony … elasticity) for women as predicted by the monopsony model. Using the theoretical dynamic monopsony-search model of Burdett and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539785
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What can monopsony explain of the gender wage differential in Italy?
Sulis, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) 4, pp. 446-470
Purpose – This paper seeks to study gender wage differentials in Italy using first‐order predictions of monopsony … discrimination among men and women by estimating the labour supply elasticity to the individual firm. It also tests the monopsony … elasticity) for women as predicted by the monopsony model. Using the theoretical dynamic monopsony‐search model of Burdett and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783427
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Micro-evidence on product and labor market regime differences between Chile and France
Dobbelaere, Sabien; Lauterbach, Rodolfo; Mairesse, Jacques - In: International Journal of Manpower 37 (2016) 2, pp. 229-252
settings (LMS) (perfect competition (PC) or right-to-manage bargaining, efficient bargaining (EB) and monopsony). Using an …
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Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 5-14
Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
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Labour market flexibility and innovation: geographical and technological determinants
Pieroni, Luca; Pompei, Fabrizio - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) July, pp. 216-238
Purpose – This paper aims to shed light upon the controversial relationship between labour market flexibility and innovation in Italy, paying attention both to inter-sectoral heterogeneity and to the regional differences. Design/methodology/approach – A set of hypotheses concerning the...
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World inequality, globalisation, technology and labour market institutions
Dumont, Michel; Stojanovska, Nikolina; Cuyvers, Ludo - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) July, pp. 257-272
Purpose – The paper aims to assess to what extent the general trends with regard to world inequality can be explained by rising international economic integration, technological change and (labour market) institutions. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the existing literature, the...
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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; Berg, Gerard J. van den - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 777-795
Purpose – Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. The aim of this paper is to study whether such ex ante effects differ according to ethnic origin. Design/methodology/approach – The authors apply a method that relates self-reported perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539772
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Youth unemployment rate and impact of financial crises
Choudhry, Misbah Tanveer; Marelli, Enrico; Signorelli, … - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 76-95
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of financial crises on the youth unemployment rate (YUR). The authors consider different types of financial crises (systemic banking crises, non-systemic banking crises, currency crises and debt crises) and different groups of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539781
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Wage differentials between native and immigrant women in Spain: Accounting for differences in support
Nicodemo, Catia; Ramos, Raul - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 118-136
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to quantify the wage gap between native and immigrant women in Spain, taking into account differences in their characteristics and the need to control for common support. If immigrant women are segregated in occupations with few native women, it is...
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