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Linked out? A field experiment on discrimination in job network formation
Evsyukova, Yulia; Rusche, Felix; Mill, Wladislaw - 2024
We assess the impact of discrimination on Black individuals' job networks across the U.S. using a two-stage field … discrimination across social groups. In the second stage, we exogenously endow Black and White profiles with the same networks and …, when taking into account differences in the composition and size of networks, Black profiles receive substantially fewer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015211856
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Spillovers in networks of user generated content: Pseudo-experimental evidence on Wikipedia
Kummer, Michael - 2014
I quantify spillovers of attention in a network of content pages, which is challenging, because such networks form …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468094
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Spillovers in networks of user generated content: Pseudo-experimental evidence on Wikipedia
Kummer, Michael - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
I quantify spillovers of attention in a network of content pages, which is challenging, because such networks form …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011139789
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The effect of early childhood education and care services on the social integration of refugee families
Gambaro, Ludovica; Neidhöfer, Guido; Spieß, Christa … - 2020
Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This … paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting regional … parents' integration. We find a significant and substantial positive effect, in particular on the social integration of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288089
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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018
indicators of individual and parental human capital influence short-run integration outcomes in Germany, while work experience in … integration outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011911965
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Educational Effects of Early or Later Secondary School Tracking in Germany
Mühlenweg, Andrea Maria - 2007
This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in a German state: Pupils are alternatively streamed after fourth grade or after sixth grade. Regression results indicate that, estimated on the mean, there are no negative effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297979
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Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wages
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Schulz, Nico Johannes - 2011
Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with implications for labour market outcomes. The paper examines, to the best of our knowledge for the first time for Germany, gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and associated wage differentials. Our empirical findings with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304337
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Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wages
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Schulz, Nico Johannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with implications for labour market outcomes. The paper examines, to the best of our knowledge for the first time for Germany, gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and associated wage differentials. Our empirical findings with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869226
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R&D incentives, compatibility and network externalities
Cerquera Dussán, Daniel - 2006
This paper analyzes the impact of network externalities on R&D competition between an incumbent and a potential entrant. The analysis shows that the incumbent always invests more than the entrant in the development of higher quality network goods. However, the incumbent exhibits a too low level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297865
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Dynamic R&D incentives with network externalities
Cerquera Dussán, Daniel - 2006
This paper studies the incentives to undertake uncertain R&D initiatives in a dynamic duopoly network industry. It is shown that network externalities positively affect the incentives to invest in R&D. In the model, competition resembles a preemption race and, therefore, market performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297866