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Hochschulen leisten als Produzenten von Humankapital einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Bildung, Erhaltung und Steigerung des gesamtwirtschaftlichen Humankapitalbestandes. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird eine Abschätzung des Umfanges und der Entwicklung der hochschulbezogenen Humankapitalbestände in...
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Austria is among the very few countries in the European Union which have managed to maintain comparatively low unemployment rates and high employment rates. In international comparison Austrian unemployment is very stable over the business cycle. This is mainly due to the high sensitivity of the...
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We analyze determinants of regional industry mix and focus especially on the influence of labor market characteristics. By combining a labor market pooling argument with an argument involving the cost of switching a worker from one firm to another, we show that in the presence of product market...
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Globalisierung' lautet das Schlagwort, das seit geraumer Zeit die wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten beherrscht. Zunächst war damit vor allem die Öffnung von nationalen Güterund Finanzmärkten gemeint, die mit einem enormen Wachstum der Güterexporte und internationalen Finanztransaktionen...
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the early grades using data from the Tennessee STAR experiment with random assignment of teachers and students to classes …
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Lack of adequate childcare is a main reason women cite for not participating in the labor force. We investigate the effect of a reform that lengthened school schedules from half to full days in Chile - essentially providing zero-cost childcare - on different maternal labor participation...
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Besides other determinants environmental regulation, institutions like environmental agencies and social customs lead to a demand for environmental goods and services. On the basis of the public choice theory it can be shown that environmental regulation is endogenous and can be influenced by...
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Before the great recession of 2008–2009, the “flexicurity” model (with flexibility for firms to adjust their labor force along with income security for workers through the social safety net) attracted attention for its ability to deliver low unemployment. But how did it fare during the...
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Wir untersuchen den Beitrag von betriebsspezifischen Lohnaufschlägen, die in jüngerer Zeit zur Erhöhung der Lohnungleichheit in Westdeutschland beigetragen haben. Es werden Modelle mit additiv fixen Effekten für Arbeitnehmer und Betriebe für vier verschiedene Zeitintervalle über den...
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