A meta-analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on-the-job training. This study shows that the average reported wage effect of on-the-job training, corrected for publication bias, is 2.6 per cent per course. The analyses reveal a substantial heterogeneity between training courses,...

We compare reported job satisfaction with vignette evaluations of hypothetical jobs by using a British, Greek and Dutch data set, containing 95 randomly assigned vignettes. In order to test comparability of international data sets recently the method of anchoring vignettes has been introduced by...

This paper applies the theory of relational contracts to a model in which a couple decides whether to marry or cohabit, how many children to have and subsequently whether to stay together or separate. We make precise the idea that cooperation in a household can be supported by self interest....

We estimate the effect of age at preschool entrance on crucial noncognitive skills in theyear before school starts. Using an instrumental variable approach and exploiting cut-offdates for the time at preschool entrance we find that children entering preschool earlierin life have better...

Durante la última década la participación laboral, desempleo, subempleo e informalidad, correspondientes a la ciudad de Ibagué han estado por encima del promedio de las trece principales ciudades de Colombia. Esto indica problemas importantes en el mercado laboral de la ciudad que pueden...

El presente paper presta tanto argumentos teóricos como soporte econométrico a la idea de un nivel óptimo de inversión extranjera directa (FDI). Lo hace descubriendo una relación con forma de U invertida entre dicha inversión y el esfuerzo educativo local. La optimalidad de un flujo...

El Índice de Malestar Convencional describe situaciones de insatisfacción económica atendiendo a las tasas de paro e inflación. Por su parte, el Índice de Malestar Compensado añade al anterior la tasa de crecimiento del PIB. En este trabajo se calculan ambos índices para el caso español...

Using longitudinal data on the universe of workers in Denmark during the period 1991-2008 we track the labor market outcomes of low skilled natives in response to an exogenous inflow of low skilled immigrants. We innovate on previous identification strategies by considering immigrants...

We develop an equilibrium lifecycle model of education, marriage and labor supply and consumption in a transferable utility context. Individuals start by choosing their investments in education anticipating returns in the marriage market and the labor market. They then match based on the...

Job losses during the Great Recession were concentrated among middle-skill workers, the same group that over the long run has suffered the most from automation and international trade. How might long-run occupational polarization be related to cyclical changes in middle-skill employment? We find...