productivity and a risky technology with productivity subject to sizeable shocks. Strict EPL makes the risky technology relatively … less attractive because it is more costly to shed workers upon receiving a low productivity draw. We calibrate the model … mechanism can explain a considerable portion of the slowdown in productivity in the EU relative to the US since 1995. …

driven by selection into marriage at younger ages, while there might be a protective effect of marriage at older ages. We … analyze how selection and protective effects of marriage show up in the data. …

trend productivity growth, and a selection process with memory. Empirical evidence suggests that, in accordance to the model …This paper studies aggregate dynamics in a cobweb model where learning takes place through a selection mechanism, by … in a way that favors the most profitable firm types. Selection may be inadequate because firms are being selected on the …

We study selection and labour market outcomes among Ukrainian migrants using unique data from a survey conducted in …

We study here the problem of evaluating whether the selection from a set is close to the ranking determined by a …

women in 1990 underestimated the true, selection-corrected gap, i.e., the gap we would have expected to see had all of these … increased substantially between 1990 and 2011, as did the selection-corrected gap. These increases are explained to a …

In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …