This article examines the impact of a large increase in female participation on occupational segregation. Increases in female participation may decrease occupational segregation if women enter male dominated sectors but may increase segregation if they enter already female dominated sectors....

Empirical research on the drivers of multi-factor productivity (MFP) is abundant at the firm- and industry level but surprisingly little research has been conducted on the determinants of MFP at the macroeconomic level. In this paper, we seek to understand the drivers of country-level MFP with a...

We investigate the impact of employment protection on firms' credit access by looking at both credit obtained from banks and firms' decision to apply for a loan. We find that greater flexibility in structuring the employees' working hours and in dismissing employees increases the probability...

Over the last half-century, the role of women in society has changed substantially. However, the gender income gap and the difference in labour force participation persist. Akerlof and Kranton introduce the concept of identity from sociology and social psychology at the economic analysis; based...

We study earnings and income inequality in Britain over the past two decades, including the period of relatively "inclusive" growth from 1997-2004 and the Great Recession. We focus on the middle 90%, where trends have contrasted strongly with the "new inequality" at the very top. Household...

Das Handwerk hat auch 2016 davon profitiert, dass die Konjunktur von der Binnenwirtschaft getragen war. Im Durchschnitt nahmen seine Umsätze um 3% zu, und damit stärker als im Durchschnitt der vergangenen fünf Jahre. Die größten Zuwächse verzeichnete das Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe (5,5%). Das...

Um die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Hamburg zu bestimmen, berechnen wir die Anteile der Tätigkeiten, die innerhalb eines Berufs bereits heute durch den Einsatz von Computern oder computergesteuerten Maschinen ersetzt werden könnten. Mit neun Prozent fällt der...

Um die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zu bestimmen, berechnen wir die Anteile der Tätigkeiten, die innerhalb eines Berufs bereits heute durch den Einsatz von Computern oder computergesteuerten Maschinen ersetzt werden könnten. Mit knapp elf...

This paper studies how attractive young returnees are in the labour market and how they behave relative to stayers. We use the online CVs of young people that are posted on the major Slovak job-search portal. The analysis is performed using a set of regression models that investigate...

Labour productivity reflects a firm's ability to generate higher production or value-added. This paper analyses labour productivity and its determinants in the manufacturing and service sectors in Kenya. As the largest economy in East Africa, it is crucial for Kenya to have high labour...

Prior to the introduction of mother tongue based education in 1994, the language of instruction for most subjects in Ethiopia's primary schools was the official language (Amharic) - the mother tongue of only one third of the population. This paper uses the variation in individual's exposure to...

Labour market integration is a social process suggesting that personality traits are relevant. This paper explores whether immigrants with a higher belief in their ability to control outcomes tend to be more likely to be employed. This trait is known in psychology as the locus of control (LOC)....

Labour incomes depend on structural as well as politico-economic factors, because labour market policies partially remedy the financial market imperfections that make labour income shocks difficult to insure, and have different implications for labour and capital income. This paper illustrates...

The expansion of enrolment and attainment is a key theme in higher education research. In particular, research has examined cross-national determinants of higher education expansion while understanding expansion through the relationship between higher education and the labour market. Early work...