Showing 1 - 10 of 429
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008990892
Social comparisons are important in the employment sphere. A "culture of unemployment" may evolve and prevail because … group. We advance the idea that by making the receipt of unemployment benefits conditional on engagement in an incentive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520356
Social comparisons are important in the employment sphere. A "culture of unemployment" may evolve and prevail because … group. We advance the idea that by making the receipt of unemployment benefits conditional on engagement in an incentive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281240
This paper provides a novel explanation of “educated unemployment,” which is a salient feature of the labor markets in … a number of developing countries. In a simple job-search framework we show that “educated unemployment” is caused by the … developing country may end up with more educated workers despite the brain drain and educated unemployment. -- International …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003737403
and constant demand, the rate of unemployment of educated workers in the domestic labor market will increase. Thus, the … prospect of employment abroad causes involuntary "educated unemployment" at home. A government that is concerned about … "educated unemployment" and might therefore be expected to encourage unemployed educated people to migrate will nevertheless …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008991815
and constant demand, the rate of unemployment of educated workers in the domestic labor market will increase. Thus, the … prospect of employment abroad causes involuntary "educated unemployment" at home. A government that is concerned about … "educated unemployment" and might therefore be expected to encourage unemployed educated people to migrate will nevertheless …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008779024
and constant demand, the rate of unemployment of educated workers in the domestic labor market will increase. Thus, the … prospect of employment abroad causes involuntary “educated unemployment” at home. A government that is concerned about … “educated unemployment” and might therefore be expected to encourage unemployed educated people to migrate will nevertheless …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131628
“educated unemployment” and overeducation in developing countries, as well as a brain drain from these countries. A simulation … suggests that the costs of “educated unemployment” and overeducation can amount to significant losses for the individuals … drain ; Human capital formation ; “Educated unemployment” ; Overeducation ; Social welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003737690
This paper provides a novel explanation of 'educated unemployment,' which is a salient feature of the labor markets in … a number of developing countries. In a simple job-search framework we show that 'educated unemployment' is caused by the … developing country may end up with more educated workers despite the brain drain and educated unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011470813
and constant demand, the rate of unemployment of educated workers in the domestic labor market will increase. Thus, the … prospect of employment abroad causes involuntary educated unemployment at home. A government that is concerned about educated … unemployment and might therefore be expected to encourage unemployed educated people to migrate will nevertheless, under certain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323649