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A Theory of Gender Wage Gap
Jellal, Mohamed; Nordman, Christophe - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper, we introduce uncertainty of the labour productivity of women in a competitive model of wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015594
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Good Firms, Worker Flows and Productivity
Serafinelli, Michel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
I present direct evidence on the role of firm-to-firm labor mobility in enhancing the productivity of firms located … with HWF experience increases the productivity of other (non-HWF) firms. A simulation indicates that worker flows explain … 10-15 percent of the productivity gains experienced by other firms when HWFs in the same industry are added to a local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111048
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ICT and occupation-based measures of organisational change: Firm and employee outcomes
Böckerman, Petri; Kauhanen, Antti; Maliranta, Mika - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
To examine the productivity, employment and wage effects of ICT, we apply novel occupationbased measures of … changes. Our results support the view that organisational change complements ICT investments in a productivity …-enhancing manner. In particular, the ICT-driven productivity gains are associated with the destruction of routine and noninteractive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113358
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Good Firms, Worker Flows and Productivity
Serafinelli, Michel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
I present direct evidence on the role of firm-to-firm labor mobility in enhancing the productivity of firms located … with HWF experience increases the productivity of other (non-HWF) firms. A simulation indicates that worker flows explain … 10-15 percent of the productivity gains experienced by other firms when HWFs in the same industry are added to a local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113660
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The impact of body weight on occupational mobility and career development
Harris, Matthew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between individuals' weight and their employment decisions over the life cycle. I estimate a dynamic stochastic model of individuals' annual joint decisions of occupation, hours worked, and schooling. The model allows body weight to affect non-monetary costs,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166044
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From Learning to Knowing: A Psychological-Neurological Approach to Explain the Human Capital Formation Process
Tamilina, Larysa; Tamilina, Natalya - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
By drawing on neurological and psychological theories of learning, our study introduces a new conceptual framework to analyse the role learning plays in knowledge and skill acquisition. Learning is modelled through four mechanisms defined as individuals' participation in formal, non-formal, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210468
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Inequality in workers’ lifelong learning across european countries: Evidence from EU-SILC data-set
Biagetti, Marco; Scicchitano, Sergio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The primary purpose of this paper is to explore the potential for EU-SILC data to deepen our understanding of the determinants of inequality in workers’ formal life-long learning (LLL) in Europe. In particular we investigate the incidence of personal, job-specific and firm-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015609
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Dynamic Models of Arts Labor Supply
Popovic, Milenko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
products. In order to make these models dynamic, an artist’s productivity is here supposed to be a function of accumulated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258614
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The Chilean Labor Market: Job Creation, Quality, Inclusiveness, and Future Challenges
Parro, Francisco; Reyes, Loreto - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper analyzes recent labor market developments in the Chilean economy. The evidence shows a booming labor market with strong job creation since 2010. Most of the jobs created during the past three years are quality jobs—that is, jobs with a written contract and whose employers have made...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258725
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A selection analysis on education returns in China
Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper estimates the economic returns to education in China from 1989 to 2009, using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) dataset. We find that education returns for one additional year generally increase from 2.6% in 1989 to 7.9% in 2009. Education returns, however, may reflect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258797