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The role of peers in estimating tenure-performance profiles: Evidence from personnel data
de, Grip Andries; Jan, Sauermann; Inge, Sieben - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2011
In this paper, we estimate tenure-performance profiles using unique panel data thatcontain detailed information on individual workers’performance. We find that 10per cent increase in tenure leads to an increase in performance of 5.5 per cent of astandard deviation. This translates to an...
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Skills Obsolescence: Causes and Cures
Loo, J van; Grip, A. de; Steur, M. de - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2001
Until now there has been surprisingly little research on the causes of and the remedies for skills obsolescence. This study tries to fill that gap to some extent by analysing the relation between risk factors and skills obsolescence. Moreover, the role remedies play to counter skills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011202147
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Training, Task Flexibility and Low-Skilled Workers' Employability
Sanders, Jos; Grip, Andries de - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2003
In this paper we analyse whether the training participation and task flexibility of low-skilled workers contribute to their firm-internal and external mobility. We find that both workers’ training participation and task flexibility merely contribute to workers’ firm-internal employability....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011202149
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Do Older Workers Have More Trouble Using a Computer Than Younger Workers?
Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2002
Technological change is often perceived to harm the position of the incumbent workforce compared to new entrants. Particularly the labor-market position of older workers, who are thought to have lower abilities or incentives to acquire new skills, might be deteriorated by the arrival of new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011202150
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Misery loves company: Exogenous shocks in retirement expectations and social comparison effects on subjective well-being
Raymond, Montizaan; Maarten, Vendrik - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2012
This study investigates the effects of social comparisons accompanying a substantialreform of the Dutch pension system on the job satisfaction of workers who are close toretirement. The reform implies that public sector workers born on January 1, 1950, orlater face a substantial reduction in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011202151
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Employability-miles and worker employability awareness
Ruud, Gerards; de, Grip Andries; Maaike, Witlox - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2012
’s ambition, goal setting, and education level arepositively related to voucher use. In addition, women and those with longer …
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Does Retirement Affect Cognitive Functioning?
Eric, Bonsang; Stéphane, Adam; Sergio, Perelman - Maastricht : ROA, Research Centre for Education and the … - 2010
This paper analyzes the effect of retirement on cognitive functioning using two large scale surveys. On the one hand the HRS, a longitudinal survey among individuals aged 50+ living in the United States, allows us to control for individual heterogeneity and endogeneity of the retirement decision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615117
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Job Mobility and hours of work: the effect of Dutch legislation
Didier, Fouarge; Christine, Baaijens - Maastricht : ROA, Research Centre for Education and the … - 2009
Previous research has pointed to the existence of hours constraints on the labour market: not all employees’ preferences with respect to the length of the working week seem to be fulfilled, and changes in the number of working hours often coincide with job mobility. In this paper, we test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008629927
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An evaluation of the forecast of the indicator of the labour market gap
Arnaud, Dupuy - Maastricht : ROA, Research Centre for Education and the … - 2009
Th is evaluation study has been conducted within the framework of the Education andLabour Market Project (POA). Th e … project is funded by the Ministry of Education,Culture and Science (OCW), the Institute for Employee Benefi t Schemes (UWV … Education andLabour Market Project for their comments on an earlier version. …
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Depreciatie van menselijk kapitaal
Didier, Fouarge; de, Grip Andries - Maastricht : ROA, Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en … - 2011
Het menselijk kapitaal van werknemers kan verouderen wanneer bepaalde vaardigheden onvoldoende gebruikt worden en daardoor deels verloren gaan of doordat technologische en organisatorische innovaties van het productieproces nieuwe eisen stellen aan de kennis en vaardigheden van werknemers. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003155