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Labour Market Effects of International Fragmentation of Production; Evidence from a Survey and Case Studies in the Dutch Industry
Berghuis, Ebel; Butter, Frank A.G. den - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
of this outsourcing of tasks is a major concern, both for the country that outsources tasks and for the country to which … tasks are outsourced. This paper discusses the labour market effects of outsourcing in the Netherlands using a survey … interviews and survey make clear that a major motive for outsourcing is to organise production in such a way that total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256612
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Determinants of Job Satisfaction across the EU-15: A Comparison of Self-Employed and Paid Employees
Millan, Jose Maria; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011
See also the publication in <I>Small Business Economics</I> (2013), 40(3), 651-670.<P> Job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994-2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction, i.e....</p></i>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255751
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The Impact of Workplace Conditions on Firm Performance
Buhai, Sebastian; Cottini, Elena; Westergård-Nielsen, Niels - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008
-employee data, merged with firm business accounts and detailed cross-sectional survey data on workplace conditions. This enables us … impacts the firm productivity, whereas “internal climate” problems are the only workplace hazards compensated for by higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255910
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Where to go? Workers' Reasons to quit and Intra- versus Interindustry Job Mobility
Delfgaauw, Josse - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005
This paper employs survey data on the reasons to quit of Dutch job changers who entered or left a public sector job in 2001. We show that workers' reasons to quit their public sector job influence their decision to stay in or leave their industry of employment. A bad experience with, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256165
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The Importance of Being in Control of Business: Work Satisfaction of Employers, Own-account Workers and Employees
Hessels, Jolanda; Millán, José María; Román, Concepción - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015
Self-employed workers can be own-account workers who control their own work or employers who not only are their own boss but also direct others (their employees). We expect both types of self-employed, i.e., own-account workers and employers, to enjoy more independence in determining their work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256170
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The Effect of Job Satisfaction on Job Search: Not just whether, but also where
Delfgaauw, Josse - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005
Using survey data of public sector employees in the Netherlands, this paper shows that workers' satisfaction with various job domains not only affects whether but also where workers search for another job. An intuitive pattern emerges. Workers try to leave their current employer when their job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256209
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The Anatomy of Job Satisfaction and the Role of Contingent Employment Contracts
Graaf-Zijl, Marloes de - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005
In this paper I analyse job satisfaction using fixed effect analysis and a multiple equation model. Overall job satisfaction is analysed as an aggregate of satisfaction with several job aspects. I find that overall job satisfaction is mainly determined by satisfaction with job content. All...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256221
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Screening Disability Insurance Applications
Jong, Philip de; Lindeboom, Maarten; Klaauw, Bas van der - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
This paper investigates the effects of intensified screening of disability insurance benefit applications. A large-scale experiment was setup where in 2 of the 26 Dutch regions case workers of the disability insurance administration were instructed to screen applications more intense. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136857
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Disability and Work: the Role of Health Shocks and Childhood Circumstances
Lindeboom, Maarten; Nozal, Ana Llena; Klaauw, Bas van der - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history model that includes unscheduled hospitalizations as a measure for unanticipated health shocks and estimate the model on data from the British National Child Development Study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137003
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The Impact of Workplace Conditions on Firm Performance
Buhai, Sebastian; Cottini, Elena; Westergård-Nielsen, Niels - Tinbergen Institute - 2008
-employee data, merged with firm business accounts and detailed cross-sectional survey data on workplace conditions. This enables us … impacts the firm productivity, whereas “internal climate” problems are the only workplace hazards compensated for by higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137054