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Reducing start-up costs for New Firms: The double dividend on the labor market

Dulleck, Uwe; Frijters, Paul; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2003

insurance against unemployment caused by labor market frictions and hence increases the incentives for education. We show within … a matching model that reducing the start-up costs for new firms results in higher take-up rates of education. It also …

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Contractor safety prequalification

Philips, Peter; Waitzman, Norman - 2013

case, the relative value of contractor safety capabilities against contractor price and quality offerings. Construction … work is particularly difficult to safety prequalify because the ramp-up time to bidding is short; construction uses several … that whole segments of the construction industry are prequalified for a wide range of hosts. …

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Are objective, official measures of disability reliable?

Johansson, Per; Skedinger, Per - 2005

The issue considered in this study is whether objective, official reports on disability status are reliable. While there is a rather large literature on the reliability of self-reported disability, evidence regarding objective data is scant. It seems to be a widely held view among researchers...

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The happy artist? An empirical application of the work-preference model

Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - 2011

The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...

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Artificial intelligence and worker stress: Evidence from Germany

Koch, Michael; Lodefalk, Magnus - 2024

We use individual survey data providing detailed information on stress, technology adoption, and work, worker, and employer characteristics, in combination with recent measures of AI and robot exposure, to investigate how new technologies affect worker stress. We find a persistent negative...

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

Halla, Martin; Zweimüller, Martina - 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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Identity and well-being in the skilled crafts and trades

Binder, Martin; Blankenberg, Ann-Kathrin - 2021

We analyze the extent to which occupational identity is conducive to worker well-being. Using a unique survey dataset of individuals working in the German skilled crafts and trades (2017-18, n=757), we use a novel occupational identity measure that captures identity more broadly than just...

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Kriz ve İşsizlik: Başarı Örnekleri ve Çözüm Önerileri

Öz, Sumru - 2010

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From giving birth to paid labor: The effects of adult education for prime-aged mothers

Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2014

participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying … population. The Swedish adult education program is unprecedented in its size, and enrollment is universally available at …, selection issues, course heterogeneity, the income received during adult education, parental leave, and child care fees. Adult …

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The effect of summer jobs on post-schooling incomes

Alam, Moudud; Carling, Kenneth; Nääs, Ola - 2013

In part because of high youth unemployment, students' transition from school to work is an important policy and research topic. Public programs offering summer jobs or work while in high school as measures to smooth the transition is commonplace. The immediate effect of the programs on school...

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