Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the hypothesis that those with a university qualification in science … individual‐level data detailing the labour market experiences of Irish university graduates upon entering employment. A Gini …

Purpose – While forms of non‐standard employment (which include part‐time work and temporary employment) have received … active promotion in recent years, possible negative effects emerging from these forms of employment have not been high on the … relation to transitions out of employment into unemployment, inactivity, household/care activities and education …

paper is to analyze their impact on wage growth and employment retention probability of affected workers. Design … minimum wage regulation in both parts of the country. When it comes to employment effects, the results clearly differ between … the two parts of the country. The employment effects are negative for East Germany and positive for West Germany, although …

and the UK respectively and also attempts to explore what accounts for the differences in the employment status between … examine the impact of observable characteristics on female labour market participation, unemployment, and self‐employment … employment discrimination gap. Findings – Clear evidence of gender differences was found in both countries, although differences …

last two decades, with particular reference to the employment‐productivity relationship, and to reveal the key determinants … estimation, fixed effects panel, cross‐section) are used to test the “diminishing returns of employment rate” hypothesis (for the … – The main finding is the confirmation of the hypothesis mentioned: high employment growth is likely to lead to slower …

wages, employment effects of outward foreign direct investment, immigration patterns, and regional social and labour …

Purpose – The paper aims at providing evidence on the impact on employment of outward foreign direct investment …/methodology/approach – The effects of foreign production undertaken by Belgian foreign‐oriented companies on employment in Belgium are … investigated by performing econometric tests for complementarity or substitution between home and affiliate employment. The data …

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore whether temporary jobs are a port of entry into permanent employment and to argue …. Findings – The authors show that the transition to permanent employment is more likely for individuals who hold any type of …

to calculate differences in the probability of employment for different fields of study and propensity score matching to … graduating from a particular field of study affects the probability of employment in all three years. In general, regardless of … the field, the authors observe decreasing probabilities of employment in 2008 and 2009. Using propensity score matching …