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Monopsonistic competition, low-wage labour markets, and minimum wages : an empirical analysis
Bachmann, Ronald; Frings, Hanna - 2015
This paper investigates the degree of monopsony power of employers in different industries against the background of a statutory minimum wage introduction in Germany in January 2015. A semi-structural estimation approach is employed based on a dynamic model of monopsonistic competition. The...
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Labour market polarisation, job tasks and monopsony power
Bachmann, Ronald; Demir, Gökay; Frings, Hanna - 2020
Using a semi-structural approach based on a dynamic monopsony model, we examine to what extent workers performing different job tasks are exposed to different degrees of monopsony power, and whether these differences in monopsony power have changed over the last 30 years. We find that workers...
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The intensive and extensive margin of European labour supply
Frings, Hanna; Schaffner, Sandra - 2011
Das Arbeitsangebot wird grundsätzlich durch zwei Faktoren bestimmt: Die Partizipation am Arbeitsmarkt (extensives … Arbeitsangebot) und die Anzahl der gearbeiteten Stunden der Beschäftigten (intensives Arbeitsangebot). Auf Basis der … gesamte Arbeitsangebot ist. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf signifikante Unterschiede im Arbeitsangebot zwischen den Ländern hin …
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Child labor bans, employment, and school attendance : evidence from changes in the minimum working age
Kozhaya, Mireille; Martinez Flores, Fernanda - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of a unique child labor ban regulation on employment and school enrollment. The ban implemented in Mexico in 2015, increased the minimum working age from 14 to 15, introduced restrictions to employ underage individuals, and imposed penalties for the violation...
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The double burden : the impact of school closures on labor force participation of mothers
Kozhaya, Mireille - 2022
-in-Differenzen-Ansatzes analysiere ich, wie sich die Schulschließung aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie auf das Arbeitsangebot von Frauen mit …
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