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The abolition of immigration restrictions and the performance of firms and workers : evidence from Switzerland
Beerli, Andreas; Ruffner, Jan; Siegenthaler, Michael; … - 2020
We study a reform that granted European cross-border workers free access to the Swiss labor market and had a stronger effect on regions close to the border. The greater availability of cross-border workers increased foreign employment substantially. Although many cross-border workers were highly...
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The German labor market in the Great Recession : shocks and institutions
Gehrke, Britta; Lechthaler, Wolfgang; Merkl, Christian - 2017
This paper analyzes Germany's unusual labor market experience during the Great Recession. We estimate a general equilibrium model with a detailed labor market block for postunification Germany. This allows us to disentangle the role of institutions (short-time work, government spending rules)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638405
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Employment protection and firm-provided training : quasi-experimental evidence from a labour market reform
Bratti, Massimiliano; Conti, Maurizio; Sulis, Giovanni - 2019
potentially adverse effects of employment protection legislation (EPL) on training in dual labour markets due to larger firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152166
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Employment protection and firm-provided training : quasi-experimental evidence from a labour market reform
Bratti, Massimiliano; Conti, Maurizio; Sulis, Giovanni - 2019
highlights the potentially adverse effects of employment protection legislation (EPL) on training in dual labour markets due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012138325
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The pandemic push : digital technologies and workforce adjustments
Gathmann, Christina; Kagerl, Christian; Pohlan, Laura; … - 2023
encouraged additional firm-sponsored training despite pandemic-related restrictions indicating that investments in digital … technologies and training are complements. We then demonstrate that the additional investments helped firms to insure workers …
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Money matters: evidence from a large-scale randomized field experiment with vouchers for adult training
Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2009
This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2 …,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice … impact on participation in training modules. Nevertheless, the increase was partially offset by a deadweight loss in excess …
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The effects of pension rights and retirement age on training participation: evidence from a natural experiment
Montizaan, Raymond; Cörvers, Frank; De Grip, Andries - 2009
on workers' training participation. We use unique matched survey and administrative data for male employees in the Dutch … in training courses among older employees, although exclusively for those employed in large organizations. …
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Effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, Christian; Janssen, Simon; Yang, Philip; … - 2011
We evaluate the effects of employer-provided formal training on employee suggestions for productivity improvements and … company allow us to address issues such as unobserved heterogeneity and the length of potential training effects. Our main … training. The effect on suggestions is however only short term. Promotion probabilities are largest directly after training but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278338
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Effects of training on employee suggestions and promotions in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, Christian; Janssen, Simon; Yang, Philip; … - 2011
We evaluate the effects of employer-provided formal training on employee suggestions for productivity improvements and … company allow us to address issues such as unobserved heterogeneity and the length of potential training effects. Our main … training. The effect on suggestions is however only short term. Promotion probabilities are largest directly after training but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281757
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An examination of the work history of Pittsburgh steelworkers, who were displaced and received publicly-funded retraining in the early 1980s
Bednarzik, Robert W.; Szalanski, Joseph - 2012
A gap in the displaced worker-training literature is that the post-retraining period has not been studied over the long … 25 year period following their training. With our small sample, but in-depth examination, we will begin to remedy this … gap in the literature. To understand better the training programs available for displaced steelworkers, we also …
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