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Euro and technology effects on job turnover in Greek manufacturing

Papadogonas, Theodore; Voulgaris, Fotini - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 1, pp. 27-38

This paper investigates the effects of Greece's European Union (EU) accession and European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) entry, as well as R&D intensity and industry concentration on job creation and job destruction in the Greek manufacturing sector. The study is based on firm-level economic...

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Self-employment in Chile, long run trends and education and age structure changes

Puentes, Esteban; Contreras, Dante; Sanhueza, Claudia - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 2, pp. 203-247

This paper studies long-term trends of self-employment in Chile. Self-employment is associated with poor job conditions, vulnerability, and instability or informal labor market. Contrary to what is expected, self- employment level does not respond to macroeconomic variables. Using forty-one...

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Job security and the age-composition of employment : evidence from Chile

Pagés, Carmen; Montenegro, Claudio E. - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 2, pp. 109-139

This paper develops and tests a mechanism by which job security affects the age-composition of employment. This mechanism is based on the relative costs of dismissing young versus older workers resulting from job security provisions that are related to tenure. Using 39 consecutive annual...

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Selbständigkeit in Deutschland : der Trend zeigt seit langem nach oben

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 4, pp. 3-12

Die unternehmerische Selbständigkeit hat in Deutschland in den letzten 20 Jahren einen starken Aufschwung erfahren. Die …

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Ingenieure in Deutschland : keine Knappheit abzusehen

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 11, pp. 3-8

Die Klagen über einen alsbald eintretenden Mangel an Ingenieuren in Deutschland ebben nicht ab. Jüngst hat der Verein … Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) erklärt, dass wegen des hohen Durchschnittsalters der in Deutschland tätigen Ingenieure (50 bis 51 … technologieorientiertes Land wie Deutschland ist es sicher wichtig, rechtzeitig Vorkehrungen für künftige, demografisch bedingte …

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Mindestlohn im Bauhauptgewerbe : Beschäftigungseffekte nicht nachweisbar

Müller, Kai-Uwe - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 47, pp. 16-21

Die Debatte um einen allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn in Deutschland hält an. Mittlerweile sind die …The debate on a general statutory minimum wage in Germany prevails. Meanwhile, there have been comprehensive …

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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition

Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

Industrial decline and restructuring in the transition economies presents a prime example of the relationship between changes in aggregate economic indicators and underlying microeconomic adjustments. This paper employs matched labor force survey data to focus on the magnitude and determinants...

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Determinantes de la temporalidad en el mercado laboral ecuatoriano

Chávez, Yannira; Medina, Paúl - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 13 (2012), pp. 24-53

The differences that exist inside the labor Ecuadorian market, in the different branches of activity, demonstrate the training levels that the workers must have to avoid negative effects. However, in this study, the role played by individual, jobs and residence characteristics are analyzed on...

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Allein tätige Selbständige : starkes Beschäftigungswachstum, oft nur geringe Einkommen

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 7, pp. 3-15

In den vergangenen beiden Jahrzehnten ist die Zahl der Selbständigen in Deutschland kräftig gestiegen. Dies ist fast …Over the past two decades, the number of self-employed in Germany has risen dramatically. This is almost exclusively … employees in Germany …

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Risk attitudes and informal employment in a developing economy

Bennett, John; Gould, Matthew; Rablen, Matthew D. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-17

We model an urban labour market in a developing economy, incorporating workers’ risk attitudes. Trade-offs between risk aversion and ability determine worker allocation across formal and informal wage employment, and voluntary and involuntary self employment. Greater risk of informal wage...

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