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Interpreting Europe and US labor markets differences : the specificity of human capital investments
Wasmer, Etienne - 2002
This paper suggests that in the US context, workers tend to invest in general human capital especially since they face little employment protection and low unemployment benefits, while the European model (generous benefits and higher duration of jobs) favors specific human capital investments....
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Interpreting Europe and US labor markets differences : the specificity of human capital investments
Wasmer, Etienne - 2002
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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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Gender, Job Satisfaction and Quits : A Generational Comparison
Artz, Benjamin - 2020
Job satisfaction has a significant and negative impact on voluntary job quits that may vary in size by gender. If women … are more likely than men to quit dissatisfying jobs and therefore interrupt their careers, then gender gaps in earnings …, labor force participation and leadership roles may persist. However, the improvement of these gender gaps over time may …
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Ausbildung und Lohnstruktur : Deutschland und die USA in den 80er Jahren
Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Helmstädter, Ernst; … - In: Verteilungsprobleme der Gegenwart : Diagnose und Therapie, (pp. 95-117). 1998
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Inequality and economic growth : European versus U.S. experiences
Foellmi, Reto; Zweimüller, Josef - 2003
This paper discusses long-term trends in the macroeconomic growth performance and in income distribution in Europe and the U.S. We review insights from the recent macroeconomic literature on inequality and growth and use these insights to shed light on the growth and inequality trends
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An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training
Brunello, Giorgio; Medio, Alfredo - 2000
We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...
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Inequality and economic growth European versus US experiences
Foellmi, Reto; Zweimüller, Josef - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001772687
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Are refugees different from economic immigrants? : Some empirical evidence on the heterogeneity of immigrant groups in the United States
Cortes, Kalena E. - In: The review of economics and statistics 86 (2004) 2, pp. 465-480
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