Traditionelle Wohlfahrtsanalysen auf der Basis monetärer Größen erfordern eine Erweiterung um ihre Zeitdimension. Im Laufe der Zeit verringerte sich die Bedeutung von Vollzeitarbeit zugunsten neuer Arbeitsarrangements (Schlagwort: flexible Arbeitsmärkte). Unsere Studie trägt zur...

This paper explores the relationship between skill mismatch and public policies using micro data for 22 OECD countries from the recent OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Results suggest that differences in skill mismatch across countries are related to differences in public policies. After...

This paper examines the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into a large, emerging economy and advances in gender equality. Several studies have examined how competitive FDI pressures might lower gender inequality by reducing an employer's ability to practice taste-based...

This work addresses the role of global value chains (GVCs), workforce skills, ICT, innovation and industry structure in explaining employment levels of routine and non-routine occupations. The analysis encompasses 28 OECD countries over the period 2000-2011. It relies on a new country-specific...

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper examines the role of gender in the promotion process and the importance of promotions in the relative labor market outcomes of young men and women in their early careers. Specifically, how do the factors related to promotion...

I use the European Community Household Panel to ask whether unemployment affects the relationship between education and subsequent earnings growth. show that individuals with more education have more to lose in terms of subsequent earnings growth from the experience of unemployment. This result...