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Ten Do It Better, Do They?: An Empirical Analysis of an Old Football Myth
Caliendo, Marco; Radic, Dubravko - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
In this paper we investigate how the expulsion of a player influences the out-come of a football match. Common sense implies a negative impact for the affected team. However, an old football myth suggests that such an expulsion might also be beneficial since it increases the team spirit as well...
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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...
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Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages: evidence for Germany
Caliendo, Marco; Schmidl, Ricarda; Uhlendorff, Arne - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 796-824
Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the role of social networks on the job search choices of the unemployed. If social networks convey useful information in the job search process, individuals with larger networks should experience a higher productivity of informal search channels. This in...
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The IZA Evaluation Dataset: towards evidence-based labor policy making
Caliendo, Marco; Falk, Armin; Kaiser, Lutz C.; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 731-752
evaluation of active labor market policies in Germany. Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is a description of the … such limitations for Germany by complementing administrative data from the Federal Employment Agency with innovative survey …
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Start-up subsidies in East Germany: finally, a policy that works?
Caliendo, Marco - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) November, pp. 625-647
start-up subsidy) in East Germany. Design/methodology/approach – Using a combination of administrative data from the Federal … unemployed into entrepreneurs may be a promising strategy in East Germany. Originality/value – This is one of the first studies … that allows inferences to be drawn about the effectiveness of start-up programs in East Germany. Most previous studies on …
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Skill biased technological and organizational change : estimating a mixed simultaneous equation model using the IAB establishment panel
Hujer, Reinhard; Caliendo, Marco; Radić, Dubravko - 2002
Recent years have brought growing evidence for an increasing labour demand for high skilled and a deterioration of the labour position of less skilled employees. The two most common explanations for this finding are an increasing international trade and a skill biased technological change....
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Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies in Germany : a dynamic panel approach using regional data
Hujer, Reinhard; Blien, Uwe; Caliendo, Marco; Zeiss, … - 2002
estimate the impacts of ALMP in Germany for the time period 1999-2001 with regional data of 175 labour office districts. Due to … accounts especially for the inherent simultaneity problem of ALMP. For West Germany we find positive effects of vocational … training and job creation schemes on the labour market situation, whereas the results for East Germany do not allow profound …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414213
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Personality traits and the evaluation of start-up subsidies
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Weißenberger, Martin - 2016
start-up subsidy for unemployed individuals in Germany using propensity score matching under the CIA. Having access to rich …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420781
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Essays on the transition from unemployment to employment with a special emphasis on start-up subsidies in Germany
Hogenacker, Jens Andreas - 2015
unemployment support schemes in Germany. Against this background the main part of this thesis contributes to the evaluation of …-up subsidies in Germany, and are based on a novel data set of administrative data from the Federal Employment Agency that was …
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Earnings exemptions for unemployed workers : the relationship between marginal employment, unemployment duration and job quality
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2016
In some countries including Germany unemployed workers can increase their income by working a few hours per week. The …
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