This paper addresses the applicability of the theory of equalizing differences (Rosen, 1987) in a market in which temporary and permanent workers co-exist. The assumption of perfect competition in the labour market is directly questioned and a model is developed in which the labour market is...

This paper addresses the applicability of the theory of equalizing differences (Rosen, 1986) in a market in which temporary and permanent workers co-exist. The assumption of perfect competition in the labour market is directly questioned and a model is developed in which the labour market is...

Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in agriculture has declined, against the backdrop of ongoing urbanisation. Over 200 million people have been drawn into urban areas through official or unofficial migration, despite...

La presente monografía muestra una mirada sobre los cuidados de las personas mayores ofrecidos por cuidadoras inmigrantes en el ámbito familiar en Madrid, en un mercado informal. A ello se llega a través de los discursos proporcionados por los actores que intervienen en ese proceso, las...

In the present paper, we analyse the role of demand factors on wages and hours in Switzerland. To accomplish this task, we used the 1996 Swiss Wage Structure Survey, a large employee-employer survey. As in many other developed economies, inter-industry wage differentials are great, whether or...

This paper examines the occurrence of upward distorsions on working-hours caused by the existence of multiplicative effects in the production process. Multiplicative effects are mainly associated with managerial positions but, more generally, with jobs involving multiple tasks or affecting the...

This paper examines the occurrence of upward distorsions on working-hours caused by the existence of multiplicative effects in the production process. Multiplicative effects are mainly associated with managerial positions but, more generally, with jobs involving multiple tasks or affecting the...

In the present paper, we analyse the role of demand factors on wages and hours in Switzerland. To accomplish this task, we used the 1996 Swiss Wage Structure Survey, a large employee-employer survey. As in many other developed economies, inter-industry wage differentials are great, whether or...

Ecuaciones de Mincer ampliadas con variables de tamaño de las empresas y corregidas por sesgo de selectividad arrojan resultados que son consistentes con las teorías del capital humano y de la segmentación. Mayores dotaciones de capital humano y de capital físico de las empresas se...

Atypical employment contracts are either considered as traps that hinder permanent employment in the primary segment of the labour market or as stepping-stones leading to stable employment. Whereas the former interpretation appears to apply to Germany, our analysis of on-call contracts in the...