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The effect of broadband internet on establishments' employment growth : evidence from Germany
Stockinger, Bastian - 2017
This study investigates the effects of local broadband internet availability on establishment-level employment growth …Dieser Artikel untersucht die Wirkungen der lokalen Verfügbarkeit von Breitband-Internet auf das Beschäftigungswachstum … in Betrieben. Es werden Daten aus Deutschland für den Zeitraum 2005-2009 genutzt, als Breitband-Internet in den …
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Education driving the rise in Dutch female employment : explanations for the increase in part-time work and female employment in the Netherlands, contrasted with Germany
Schettkat, Ronald; Yocarini, Lara - 2001
Over the last 15 years, the Netherlands has experienced a tremendous jobs boom, mainly in services and female employment. This has often been related to changes in the Dutch institutional environment. Using a model which allows for direct utility of work, we find that institutional arrangements...
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The labour supply effects of a partial cash-out of in-kind transfers to single mothers
Bingley, Paul; Walker, Ian - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-27
We estimate a model of labour supply and participation in multiple cash and in-kind welfare programmes. The modeling exploits a reform that affected U.K. single mothers. In-work cash entitlements increased under this reform but eligibility to in-kind child nutrition programmes was lost for some...
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Causal effects on employment after first birth : a dynamic treatment approach
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - 2013
The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity...
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Causal effects on employment after first birth : a dynamic treatment approach
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - 2013
The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128337
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on Mexican Households : Evidence from Employment and Time Use for Men, Women, and Children
Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren; Silverio-Murillo, Adan; Balmori … - 2021
This study examines changes in labor supply, income, and time allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. Using an event-study design, we show that the COVID-19 recession had severe negative consequences for Mexican households. In the first month of the pandemic, employment decline by 17...
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Essential work and emergency childcare : identifying gender differences in COVID-19 effects on labour demand and supply
Meekes, Jordy; Hassink, Wolter H. J.; Kalb, Guyonne - 2020
We examine whether the COVID-19 crisis affects women and men differently in terms of employment, working hours and hourly wages outcomes, and whether the effects are demand or supply driven. COVID-19 impacts are studied using administrative data on all Dutch employees up to 30 June 2020,...
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Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment and hours of self- employed coupled and single workers by gender and parental status
Kalenkoski, Charlene; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff - 2020
This study examines the initial impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on the employment and hours of unincorporated self-employed workers using data from the Current Population Survey. Although the shutdowns decreased employment and hours for all groups, differential effects by gender, couple status, and...
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Essential work and emergency childcare: identifying gender differences in COVID-19 effects on labour demand and supply
Meekes, Jordy; Hassink, Wolter H. J.; Kalb, Guyonne - 2020
We examine whether the COVID-19 crisis affects women and men differently in terms of employment, working hours and hourly wages outcomes, and whether the effects are demand or supply driven. COVID-19 impacts are studied using administrative data on all Dutch employees up to 30 June 2020,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012306367
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Loosening hours constraints on the supply of labor : what if Germans had a Dutch labor market?
Wolf, Elke - 2000
Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this back-of-the-envelope calculation overestimates the effect of loosening hours constraints, because even in a very flexible labor market there will exist hours restrictions for...
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