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Is There a Trade-off Between Job Security and Wages in Germany and the UK?

Hübler, Dominik; Hübler, Olaf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

insecurity and wages significantly negative level effects are found for Germany with some evidence for those in the UK. There is …This paper looks at the wage effects of perceived and objective insecurity in Germany and the UK using the GSOEP and … rates and the share of temporary contracts is established. The bargaining hypothesis that job security and wages are …

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Wage Returns to Mid-Career Investments in Job Training through Employer-Supported Course Enrollment: Evidence for Canada

Ci, Wen; Galdo, Jose C.; Voia, Marcel; Worswick, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

to the estimation of difference-in-differences matching models of the effect of employer supported course enrolment on … wages. The estimated average treatment effects on the treated range from 5.5 to 7.2 percent for men and 7.1 to 9.0 for women …

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The (Unexpected) Structure of "Rents" on the French and British Labour Markets

Clark, Andrew E.; Senik, Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

satisfaction data. We show that, in some sectors, workers enjoy both higher wages and higher job satisfaction. We argue that this …

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The Hidden Cost of Labor Market Entry During Recession: Unemployment Rate at Entry and Occupational Injury Risk of Young Workers

Leombruni, Roberto; Razzolini, Tiziano; Serti, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

A unique dataset from Italy is used to study the effect of unfavorable business cycle conditions at entry on future workplace safety of young workers. We find that higher local unemployment rates at entry have a positive effect both on severe injuries and non-severe injuries. While the impact of...

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A Large-Scale Validation Study of Measurement Errors in Longitudinal Survey Data

Kristensen, Nicolai; Westergaard-Nielsen, Niels - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

In this paper, we analyze measurement and classification errors in several key variables, including earnings and educational attainment, in a matched sample of survey and administrative longitudinal data. The data, spanning 1994-2001 and covering all sectors in the Danish economy, are much more...

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The Effect of Health on Income: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Commuting Accidents

Halla, Martin; Zweimüller, Martina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper interprets accidents occurring on the way to and from work as negative health shocks to identify the causal effect of health on labor market outcomes. We argue that in our sample of exactly matched treated and control workers, these health shocks are quasi-randomly assigned. A...

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Estimating the Returns to Schooling Using Cohort-Level Maternal Education as an Instrument

Winters, John V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Community Survey to examine the effect of formal schooling on worker wages. Given the potential endogeneity of education … censuses. The instrumental variables results suggest that schooling has a significant positive effect on worker wages …. Specifically, an additional year or schooling is estimated to increase hourly wages by 10 percent for men and 12.6 percent for …

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Mobility across Firms and Occupations among Graduates from Apprenticeship

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Licklederer, Stefanie; Zwiener, Hanna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits …

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The Winner Takes It All: Internal Migration, Education and Wages in Ethiopia

Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Laderchi, Caterina Cruggeri - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

wages. The results suggest that migrants are better educated and obtain higher wages than non-migrants, controlling for …

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Overeducation among Immigrants in Sweden: Incidence, Wage Effects and State-Dependence

Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Datta Gupta, Nabanita; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. In the Swedish context this question is of great policy relevance due to the high levels of refugee migration and inflow of tied movers. Using Swedish register data...

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