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Boosting productivity in Russia : skills, education and innovation
Demmou, Lilas; Wörgötter, Andreas - 2015
human capital and productivity improvements. While educational attainment is very high, the education system needs to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392839
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Moving towards a single labour contract : pros, cons and mixed feelings
Lepage-Saucier, Nicolas; Schleich, Juliette; Wasmer, Etienne - 2013
norms within the firm and workers' motivation and eliminating temporary contracts could therefore enhance productivity in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009711214
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The Czech labour market : documenting structural change and remaining challenges
Araújo, Sónia; Maleček, Petr - 2015
The Czech labour market has undergone significant changes as a consequence of economic restructuring. This paper analyses these changes, highlighting both the impact of the recent economic crisis and some of the longer-run determinants of the Czech labour market. The higher share of tertiary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399349
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Labour market institutions for an ageing labour force in Slovenia
Fialho, Priscilla; Høj, Jens - 2020
to realise their productivity and wage potential. This requires a greater role for social partners in securing individual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421273
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Workforce composition, productivity and pay : the role of firms in wage inequality
Criscuolo, Chiara; Hijzen, Alexander; Schwellnus, Cyrille; … - 2020
In many OECD countries, low productivity growth has coincided with rising inequality. Widening wage and productivity … productivity-related premia that firms pay their workers above common market wages. The remaining third can be attributed to … changes in workforce composition, including the sorting of high-skilled workers into high-paying firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012312260
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Workforce composition, productivity and pay : the role of firms in wage inequality
Criscuolo, Chiara; Hijzen, Alexander; Schwellnus, Cyrille; … - 2020
In many OECD countries, low productivity growth has coincided with rising inequality. Widening wage and productivity … productivity-related premia that firms pay their workers above common market wages. The remaining third can be attributed to … changes in workforce composition, including the sorting of high-skilled workers into high-paying firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012203325
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The perverse effects of job-security provisions on job security in Italy : results from a regression discontinuity design
Hijzen, Alexander; Mondauto, Leopoldo; Scarpetta, Stefano - 2013
overall incidence of temporary work. There is also evidence that EP reduces labour productivity and this effect is to an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257920
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Youth labour market performance in Spain and its determinants : a micro-level perspective
Dolado, Juan J.; Jansen, Marcel; Felgueroso, Florentino; … - 2013
This paper provides both descriptive and empirical evidence about the main youth labour market problems in Spain. Using the experiences of other EU economies as a benchmark, we document the performance of Spain as regards a wide set of youth labour market dimensions. These include employment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767759
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Getting Irish youth on the job track
González Pandiella, Alberto - 2013
Irish youth was hit hard by the crisis. Many young workers have remained unemployed for a long time and, unless it is tackled promptly, this issue will become one of the most enduring legacies of the recession. New labourmarket policy initiatives have been introduced recently, but more will be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231414
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The decline in labour mobility in the United States : insights from new administrative data
Azzopardi, Damien; Fareed, Fozan; Hermansen, Mikkel Nørlem - 2020
Job mobility is essential for a well-functioning market economy and for individual workers to boost their wages. This paper provides a re-assessment of job mobility in the United States during 2000-2018, based on a novel administrative data source covering almost all workers and job flows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421248