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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013

across-the-border work is likely to be more common. There is no robust evidence on an impact on employment or wages. At least …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321124

The value of earning for learning: Performance bonuses in immigrant language training

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2012

We study the effects of performance bonuses in immigrant language training for adults. A Swedish policy pilot conducted in 2009-2010 gave a randomly assigned group of municipalities the right to grant substantial cash bonuses to recently arrived migrants. The results suggest substantial effects...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321114

Open borders, transport links and local labor markets

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013

across-the-border work is likely to be more common. There is no robust evidence on an impact on employment or wages. At least …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321372

The value of earning for learning: Performance bonuses in immigrant language training

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013

We study the effects of performance bonuses in immigrant language training for adults. A Swedish policy pilot conducted in 2009 - 2010 gave a randomly assigned group of municipalities the right to grant substantial cash bonuses to recently arrived migrants. The results suggest substantial...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321384

Is the persistent gender gap in income and wages due to unequal family responsibilities?

Angelov, Nikolay; Johansson, Per; Lindahl, Erica - 2013

born, the male-female gender gaps in income and wages have increased with 35 and 10 percentage points, respectively. In … line with a collective labor supply model, the magnitude of these effects depends on relative incomes or wages within the …

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Can sickness absence be affected by information meetings? Evidence from a social experiment

Johansson, Per; Lindahl, Erica - 2010

During the last decade several empirical studies have stressed the importance of norms and social interactions for explaining sickness absence behavior. In this context public discussions about the intentions of the insurance, and of the rights and duties of the receivers, may be important for...

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Gender differences in sickness absence and the gender division of family responsibilities

Angelov, Nikolay; Johansson, Per; Lindahl, Erica - 2013

This study investigates possible reasons for the gender difference in sickness absence. We estimate both short- and long-term effects of parenthood in a within-couple analysis based on the timing of parenthood. We find that after entering parenthood, women increase their sickness absence by...

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