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On the economic architecture of the workplace : repercussions of social comparisons amongst heterogeneous workers
Hyll, Walter; Stark, Oded - 2011
We analyze the impact on a firm's profits and optimal wage rates, and on the distribution of workers' earnings, when … workers compare their earnings with those of co-workers. We consider a low-productivity worker who receives lower wage … earnings than a high-productivity worker. When the low-productivity worker derives (dis)utility not only from his own effort …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008990892
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Returns to ICT skills
Oliver, Falck; Heimisch, Alexandra; Wiederhold, Simon - 2016
How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labor markets? We present the first evidence on this question, drawing on unique data that provide internationally comparable information on ICT skills in 19 countries. Our identification strategy relies on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416403
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The value of early-career skills
Langer, Christina; Wiederhold, Simon - 2023
We develop novel measures of early-career skills that are more detailed, comprehensive, and labor-market-relevant than existing skill proxies. We exploit that skill requirements of apprenticeships in Germany are codified in state-approved, nationally standardized apprenticeship plans. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014227796
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The value of early-career skills
Langer, Christina; Wiederhold, Simon - 2023
We develop novel measures of early-career skills that are more detailed, comprehensive, and labor-market-relevant than existing skill proxies. We exploit that skill requirements of apprenticeships in Germany are codified in state-approved, nationally standardized apprenticeship plans. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013550210
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The demand for gratitude as a restraint on the use of child labor : a hypothesis
Stark, Oded; Budziński, Wiktor - 2022
parent's earnings and the incidence of child labor. The demand for gratitude arises from the desire of a parent to receive …) wage constant, the intensity of child labor decreases with the parent's earnings. However, when we make the child …'s (imputed) wage a function of the parent's earnings, then the outcome can be different. With the help of a numerical example, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012820870
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The demand for gratitude as a restraint on the use of child labor : a hypothesis
Stark, Oded; Budziński, Wiktor - 2021
parent's earnings and the incidence of child labor. The demand for gratitude arises from the desire of a parent to receive …) wage constant, the intensity of child labor decreases with the parent's earnings. However, when we make the child …'s (imputed) wage a function of the parent's earnings, then the outcome can be different. With the help of a numerical example, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796881
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The demand for gratitude as a restraint on the use of child labor : a hypothesis
Stark, Oded; Budziński, Wiktor - 2022
parent’s earnings and the incidence of child labor. The demand for gratitude arises from the desire of a parent to receive …) wage constant, the intensity of child labor decreases with the parent’s earnings. However, when we make the child …’s (imputed) wage a function of the parent’s earnings, then the outcome can be different. With the help of a numerical example, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799297
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023 - This version: April 3, 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014249558
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250508
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide fielde experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014251336