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Do high incomes reflect individual performance? The determinants of high incomes in Germany

Hirschel, Dierk - 2003

In neoclassical economic theory the level of individual income is predominantly determined by individual job performance. Thus high incomes reflect the high marginal productivity of labour of the affluent working population. While the scientific research of poverty has a long tradition, nearly...

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Do high incomes reflect individual performance? The determinants of high incomes in Germany

Hirschel, Dierk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003

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Education and wage differentials by gender in Italy

Addabbo, Tindara; Favaro, Donata - Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi", Università … - 2009

In this paper we evaluate wage differentials in Italy combining gender and education perspectives. The main goal of the article is to verify whether the extent of the gender pay gap varies between highly- and low-educated workers, and whether or not the role played by gender differences in...

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High Unemployment in Germany: Why do Foreigners Suffer Most?

Geis, Wido - 2010

In Germany, immigrant unemployment is not only higher than native unemployment; italso reacts more to changes in the situation on the labor market. Decomposing the gapbetween native and immigrant unemployment into a baseline and a labor-marketsituation component, I find that the unemployment...

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Informal workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 countries

Hazans, Mihails - 2011

The European Social Survey data are used to analyze informal employment at the main job in 30 countries. Overall, informality decreases from South to West to East to North. However, dependent work without contract is more prevalent in Eastern Europe than in the West, except for Ireland, the UK...

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High Unemployment in Germany: Why do Foreigners Suffer Most?

Geis, Wido - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der … - 2010

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Informal Workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries

Hazans, Mihails - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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Knowledge and Job Opportunities in a Gender Perspective: Insights from Italy

Cipollone, Angela; Corsi, Marcella; D'Ippoliti, Carlo - Département d'Économie Appliquée (DULBEA), Solvay … - 2011

By considering the case of Italy we show that despite much rhetoric and expectations about the fact that women have gradually overcome men in terms of educational attainments, they still lack behind in terms of the main skills and competencies that can profitably be used in the market. On the...

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Knowledge and Job Opportunities in a Gender Perspective: Insights from Italy

Cipollone, Angela; Corsi, Marcella; D'Ippoliti, Carlo … - Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza (DEF), Libera … - 2011

This paper proposes a multidimensional concept of knowledge, encompassing several formal and informal skills to complement education and on-the-job training, under a gender perspective. By considering the case of Italy, we estimate the impact of such a concept of knowledge on men’s and...

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Obesity and Developmental Functioning Among Children Aged 2-4 Years

Cawley, John; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2008

In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that … obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the … daily living, motor skills, and social skills) as a function of various measures of weight (including BMI and obesity status …

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