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In the presence of increasing specialization of workers it becomes more and more difficult for firms to find the most suitable workers. In such an environment a multinational corporation has an advantage because it can exchange workers between plants in different countries. In this way it can...
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We present evidence about the role of rent sharing in fostering the interdependence of labour markets around the world. Our results draw on a firm-level panel of more than 2,000 multinationals and more than 5,000 of their affiliates, covering 47 home and host countries. We find considerable...
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We present evidence about the role of rent sharing in fostering the interdependence of labour markets around the world. Our results draw on a firm-level panel of more than 2,000 multinationals and more than 5,000 of their affiliates, covering 47 home and host countries. We find considerable...
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Several European countries have reformed their labor market institutions. Incentive effects of unemployment benefits have been an important aspect of these reforms. We analyze this issue in a principal-agent model, focusing on unemployment levels and labor productivity. In our model, a higher...
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Several European countries have reformed their labor market institutions. Incentive effects of unemployment benefits have been an important aspect of these reforms. We analyze this issue in a principal-agent model, focusing on unemployment levels and labor productivity. In our model, a higher...
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We investigate the role of evidence-based information in shaping individuals' preferences for trade policies through a … series of survey experiments that contain randomized information treatments. Each treatment provides a concise statement of … from 2018-2022, each administered to a representative sample of the U.S. general population, we find that information …
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We study information design in a regime change context. A continuum of agents choose independently whether to attack … uncertain, and the information designer chooses a strength-dependent experiment to maintain the status quo. The optimal … information structure randomizes between partial truth-telling and local exaggeration across agents: some agents receive a signal …
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