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Interpreting Europe and US labor markets differences : the specificity of human capital investments
Wasmer, Etienne - 2002
while considered as extremely large in the public debate in Europe. The main argument is based on a fundamental property of …. Two sets of implications are then derived: on one hand, mobility costs are high in Europe and transitions between steady …-states has especially strong adverse effects. Jobs endogenously last longer in Europe than in the US, but when they are destroyed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412475
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Local social capital and geographical mobility : a theory
David, Quentin (contributor); Janiak, Alexandre (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003748830
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Local social capital and geographical mobility : a theory
David, Quentin (contributor); Janiak, Alexandre (contributor) - 2008
In this paper, we attempt to understand the determinants of mobility by introducing the concept of local social capital. Investing in local ties is rational when workers anticipate that they will not move to another region. Reciprocally, once local social capital is accumulated, incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752851
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Interpreting Europe and US labor markets differences : the specificity of human capital investments
Wasmer, Etienne - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268823
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Interpreting European and US labour market differences : the specificity of human capital investments
Wasmer, Etienne - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013424280
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Interpreting Europe and US Labor Markets Differences: The Specificity of Human Capital Investments
Wasmer, Etienne - 2002
while considered as extremely large in the public debate in Europe. The main argument is based on a fundamental property of …. Two sets of implications are then derived: on one hand, mobility costs are high in Europe and transitions between steady …-states has especially strong adverse effects. Jobs endogenously last longer in Europe than in the US, but when they are destroyed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262696
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Local social capital and geographical mobility: a theory
David, Quentin; Janiak, Alexandre; Wasmer, Etienne - 2008
In this paper, we attempt to understand the determinants of mobility by introducing the concept of local social capital. Investing in local ties is rational when workers anticipate that they will not move to another region. Reciprocally, once local social capital is accumulated, incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268578