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Labour market effects of Eastern European migration in Wales
Lemos, Sara - 2010
The enlargement of the European Union in May 2004 triggered a relatively large and rapid migration inflow into Wales … effect of migration inflows on the labour market. We found little evidence that the inflow of accession migrants contributed … to a fall in wages or a rise in claimant unemployment in Wales between 2004 and 2006. In particular, we found no evidence …
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The Effect of Homeownership on Geographic Mobility and Labor Market Outcomes
Winkler, Hernan - 2011
This paper examines the effect of homeownership on mobility and labor income and provides new evidence that owning a home makes workers less likely to move in response to labor market shocks. To identify this effect, I develop and estimate a structural dynamic model of housing choices, migration...
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Occupational change and mobility among employed and unemployed job seekers
Longhi, Simonetta; Taylor, Mark P. - 2011
We use data from the Labour Force Survey to show that employed and unemployed job seekers in Great Britain originate from different occupations and find jobs in different occupations. We find substantial differences in occupational mobility between job seekers: employed job seekers are most...
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How does technological innovation and diffusion affect workers' moblity?
Magnani, Elisabetta (contributor) - 2007
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Labor market news and expectations about jobs & earnings
Schmidpeter, Bernhard - 2023
I show that workers update expectations about job search and salary growth when exposed to labor market news. To identify the impact of news on expectations, I exploit Foxconn's announcement to build a large production plant in Racine County, Wisconsin. Exposure to positive news leads to an...
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Labor market news and expectations about jobs & earnings
Schmidpeter, Bernhard - 2023
Little is known about how workers update expectations about job search and earnings when exposed to labor market news. To identify the impact of news on expectations, I exploit Foxconn’s unexpected announcement to build a manufacturing plant in Racine County. Exposure to positive news leads to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014394219
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The abolition of immigration restrictions and the performance of firms and workers : evidence from Switzerland
Beerli, Andreas; Ruffner, Jan; Siegenthaler, Michael; … - 2020
We study a reform that granted European cross-border workers free access to the Swiss labor market and had a stronger effect on regions close to the border. The greater availability of cross-border workers increased foreign employment substantially. Although many cross-border workers were highly...
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Outside options in the labor market
Caldwell, Sydnee; Danieli, Oren - 2022
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Labor market news and expectations about jobs & earnings
Schmidpeter, Bernhard - 2023
Little is known about how workers update expectations about job search and earnings when exposed to labor market news. To identify the impact of news on expectations, I exploit Foxconn's unexpected announcement to build a manufacturing plant in Racine County. Exposure to positive news leads to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512366
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Education-occupation mismatch and its wage penalties : evidence from Indonesia
Wicaksono, Padang; Theresia, Imelda - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-23
Overeducation poses a significant challenge in the job market, impacting both job mobility and wage. This study aimed to examine the influence of overeducation experience on two key factors, including 1) the probability of experiencing overeducation again in the current job and 2) the level of...
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