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Offshoring and labor markets
Hummels, David; Munch, Jakob Roland; Chong, Xiang - 2016
In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452576
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Initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial venture performance
Praag, Mirjam van; Wit, Gerrit de; Bosma, Niels - 2004
This article investigates empirically whether and to what extent initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial performance once the venture has been started. Prior empirical research in this area could investigate this issue only indirectly by lack of data. The key contribution of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333876
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Initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial venture performance : an empirical analysis
Praag, Mirjam van - 2003
A novel method is applied to evaluate the effect of capital constraints on entrepreneurial performance on a panel of 1,000 Dutch entrepreneurs. We find that initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurs in their performance, even when we control for various human capital and other factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506454
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A behavioral account of the labor market: the role of fairness concerns
Fehr, Ernst; Goette, Lorenz; Zehnder, Christian - 2008
concerns on economic outcomes. We also review evidence from laboratory and field experiments examining the role of wages and … fairness on effort, derive predictions from our approach for entry-level wages and incumbent workers' wages, confront these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269083
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Offshoring and Labor Markets
Hummels, David; Munch, Jakob R.; Xiang, Chong - 2016
In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479259
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A behavioral account of the labor market : the role of fairness concerns
Fehr, Ernst (contributor); Götte, Lorenz (contributor);  … - 2008
concerns on economic outcomes. We also review evidence from laboratory and field experiments examining the role of wages and … fairness on effort, derive predictions from our approach for entry-level wages and incumbent workers' wages, confront these … of economic policies such as minimum wage laws. -- Fairness ; contracts ; wages ; effort ; experiments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793473
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A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market : The Role of Fairness Concerns
Fehr, Ernst - 2008
concerns on economic outcomes. We also review evidence from laboratory and field experiments examining the role of wages and … fairness on effort, derive predictions from our approach for entry-level wages and incumbent workers' wages, confront these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012768171
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Insights from Behavioral Economics on How Labor Markets Work
Altman, Morris - 2014
I discuss some key issues raised by behavioral economics for better understanding the working of the labor market. Amongst the key points in this paper are: (i) a revised modeling of the labor supply curve, with a specific focus on the target income approach (ii) elaborating on the importance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050704
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The Impact of China's Millennium Labor Restructuring Program on Firm Performance and Employee Earnings
Dong, Xiao-Yuan - 2009
effects of labor downsizing on firms' technical efficiency, financial performance, and employee wages. We find that downsizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012721131
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Offshoring and Labor Markets
Hummels, David L. - 2016
In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997459