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Google econometrics and unemployment forecasting
Askitas, Nikolaos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
The current economic crisis requires fast information to predict economic behavior early, which is difficult at times of structural changes. This paper suggests an innovative new method of using data on internet activity for that purpose. It demonstrates strong correlations between keyword...
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COVID-19 and the Future of US Fertility: What Can We Learn from Google?
Wilde, Joshua; Chen, Wei; Lohmann, Sophie - 2020
We use data from Google Trends to predict the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on future births in the United States …. First, we show that periods of above-normal search volume for Google keywords relating to conception and pregnancy in US …-validation criteria. Third, we use data on Google searches during the COVID-19 pandemic to predict changes in aggregate fertility rates in …
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Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting
Askitas, Nikos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
The current economic crisis requires fast information to predict economic behavior early, which is difficult at times of structural changes. This paper suggests an innovative new method of using data on internet activity for that purpose. It demonstrates strong correlations between keyword...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004554
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Education, Market Rigidities and Growth
Aghion, Philippe; Askenazy, Philippe; Bourlès, Renaud; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This note investigates the effects of the education level, product market rigidities andemployment protection legislation on growth. It exploits macro-panel data for OECDcountries...
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Training, Worker Mobility, and Employer Coordination
Martins, Pedro S.; Thomas, Jonathan P. - 2022
This paper presents a new model of firms' decisions on training in a context of potential worker mobility. Such worker mobility can be influenced by employers coordination, namely through the operation of no-poach agreements and employers' associations (EAs). We then present supporting evidence...
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Labor Market Concentration and Competition Policy across the Atlantic
Araki, Satoshi; Bassanini, Andrea; Green, Andrew; … - 2022
Drawing upon data from the largest cross-country study of labor market concentration to date, this paper analyzes the level of concentration of labor input markets in Europe and North America and provides a comparative perspective on employers' monopsony power. It explores the characteristics of...
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Non-compete Agreements in a Rigid Labour Market: The Case of Italy
Boeri, Tito; Garnero, Andrea; Luisetto, Lorenzo Giovanni - 2023
Non-compete clauses (NCCs) limiting the mobility of workers have been found to be rather widespread in the US, a flexible labour market with large turnover rates and a limited coverage of collective bargaining. This paper explores the presence of such arrangements in a rigid labour market, with...
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The Wage Effects of Employers' Associations: A Case Study of the Private Schools Sector
Martins, Pedro S. - 2023
Does employers' association (EA) membership affect wages? Such effects, positive or negative, could follow from increased productivity, employer collusion, or other channels. We analyse this question drawing on matched employer-employee panel data, including time-varying EA affiliation and...
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Labor Market Concentration
Azar, José; Marinescu, Ioana E.; Steinbaum, Marshall - 2017
A product market is concentrated when a few firms dominate the market. Similarly, a labor market is concentrated when a few firms dominate hiring in the market. Using data from the leading employment website CareerBuilder.com, we calculate labor market concentration for over 8,000...
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Wages, Hires, and Labor Market Concentration
Marinescu, Ioana E.; Ouss, Ivan; Pape, Louis-Daniel - 2020
How does employer market power affect workers? We compute the concentration of new hires by occupation and commuting zone in France using linked employer-employee data. Using instrumental variables with worker and firm fixed effects, we find that a 10% increase in labor market concentration...
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