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Applying data from 13 waves of the Swiss Labor Force Survey (1991-2003) I assess costs and benefits of fixed-term contracts. First, I analyze the existence of a contract related wage gap and the effort response of temporary employees in terms of unpaid overtime hours. Second, I investigate...
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, accountability, and government efficiency. Empirical identification strategies, endogeneity problems, and remaining caveats regarding …
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In the present study we investigate the relationship between foreign ownership and innovation activities using the firm-level data of the third Community Innovation Survey (CIS) covering 12 European countries. Probit estimates based on 28,000 firms observations show that foreign owned firms are...
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Das Thema 'Freiwilliges Engagement' hat in den vergangenen Jahren sowohl politisch als auch gesellschaftlich Konjunktur. Ein Grund dafür ist, dass sich die Politik und einige Forscher:innen vom freiwilligen Engagement der Bevölkerung positive gesellschaftliche Auswirkungen versprechen - sowohl...
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The paper discusses possible directions and magnitudes of the relationship between the social security driven tax wedge, employment and shadow employment in Russia and Ukraine. The first section presents a summary of the economic and institutional background for development of the current size...
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Die vorliegende Untersuchung des ifo Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung analysiert vier verschiedene Konzepte für Reformen der Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik in Deutschland, die im Laufe des Jahres 2002 von verschiedener Seite in die politische Diskussion eingebracht wurden. Ziel ist, auf...
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Die vorliegende Studie wurde im ifo Forschungsbereich "Sozialpolitik und Arbeitsmärkte" in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Sozialrecht, München, erstellt und im Februar 2007 abgeschlossen. Sie entstand im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Arbeit,...
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The paper aims to assess the impact of selected elements of social harmonization on labor market performance in the European Union among two groups of workers - the total working population and the elderly. The aim is to examine whether upward changes in labor taxes affect employment,...
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The remarkable growth of older population has moved long-term care to the front ranks of the social policy agenda in the European Union. This paper addresses the issue of the longterm care in Lithuania, its philosophy, the legal and funding regularities, management issues and LTC policy. Its...
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In the field of social protection, Poland belongs to the EU group of countries with the familybased welfare model, what is extremely visible for the long-term care where family is the main care provider for elderly individuals with limitations in activities of daily living. At the same time the...
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