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We contribute to the literature on the relationship between cognitive abilities and labour market outcomes providing first evidence for Germany. In particular, cross-sectional data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) are used, which include two measures of cognitive ability, one test of...
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We contribute to the literature on the relationship between cognitive abilities and labour market outcomes providing first evidence for Germany. In particular, cross-sectional data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) are used, which include two measures of cognitive ability, one test of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963908
In theory, employees may secure lasting employment if they have worked a long time early in their careers. [JEL J64]
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Despite its recent economic development, Egypt employment inequalities among gender and between different age cohorts are still an unresolved issue. In this work we apply a Multilevel Generalized Linear Mixed Model to the Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey 2006 (ELMPS 2006) and 2012 (ELMPS...
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countries in EU. Although virulent discrimination does not occur on the Romanian labor market, this phenomenon may delay the … main forms of discrimination at the regional level based on the following indicators: the Duncan Index at local level; rate … discrimination by sex, nationality, and age; wage gap and occupational segregation by gender. They will also assess the effects of …
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to ill-chosen policies; and segmentation is perpetuated through (statistical) discrimination. A severe lack of data …
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How pervasive is labor market discrimination against immigrants and what options do policymakers and migrants have to … reduce it? To answer these questions, we conducted a field experiment on employer discrimination in Sweden. Going beyond … efforts to reduce discrimination must address employer prejudice. …
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gender differences in either labor demand (i.e. discrimination) or labor supply. In this study, we investigate the importance … decline is steeper for women than for men. These results indicate that age discrimination is a widespread phenomenon affecting … discrimination against women on average, but the gender effect is heterogeneous across occupations and firms. Women have a higher …
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suggest that employers do contribute to this type of segregation. While ethnic discrimination is pervasive in the 'native …
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We conduct a correspondence study to assess demand for soft skills in the context of hiring discrimination in Malaysia …. We find no evidence of gender-based discrimination, including in STEM occupations. However, in line with previous studies … in the same context, we find evidence of ethnic discrimination. We then test the relevance of two soft skills: leadership …
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