Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

2008

• Rui Castro & Daniele Coen-Pirani, 2008, "WHY HAVE AGGREGATE SKILLED HOURS BECOME SO CYCLICAL SINCE THE MID-1980s?," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, volume 49, issue 1, pages 135-185, February.
• Margarida Ramires Paulos, 2008, "Futures of work and skills: some foresight exercises in Europe and USA," Enterprise and Work Innovation Studies, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, IET/CICS.NOVA-Interdisciplinary Centre on Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, volume 4, issue 4, pages 77-89, November.
• Peter Nilsson, 2008, "Does a pint a day affect your child's pay? The effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on adult outcomes," CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies, number CWP22/08, Aug.
• Richard Blundell & Monica Costa Dias, 2008, "Alternative approaches to evaluation in empirical microeconomics," CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies, number CWP26/08, Oct.
• Del Bono, Emilia & Weber, Andrea & Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf, 2008, "Clash of Career and Family. Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement," Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies, number 222, Feb.
• Ghirmai Kefela & Ravinder Rena, 2008, "Human Capital Investment Is a Continuous Proposition: A Study of North East African States," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, volume 2, issue 1, pages 50-65, June.
• S. I. Oni & Emmanuel Ege, 2008, "Rainwater Harvesting Potential for Domestic Water Supply in Edo State," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, volume 2, issue 2, pages 87-98, December.
• S. I. Oni & Charles Asenime, 2008, "A Daily Flow Profile of Traffic in an Urban Traffic Corridor: The Nigerian Experience," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, volume 2, issue 2, pages 99-109, December.
• Pastore, Francesco., 2008, "School-to-work-transitions in Mongolia," ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization, number 994238953402676.
• Rubiana Chamarbagwala & Gunjan Sharma, 2008, "Industrial Deregulation, Skill Upgrading, and Wage Inequality in India," CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, number 2008-002, Jan.
• BRINZA Raluca-Catrinel & LINCARU Cristina & PREDOSANU Gabriela, 2008, "Process of transition from school-to-work: generator for the initial stage of path dependence in career development," IRISS Working Paper Series, IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD, number 2008-13, Dec.
• Germana Bottone, 2008, "Human Capital: an Institutional Economics point of view," ISAE Working Papers, ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY), number 107, Dec.
• Kathrin Bertschy & Alejandra Cattaneo & Stefan C. Wolter, 2008, "What happened to the PISA 2000 participants five years later?," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0013, Feb.
• Jens Mohrenweiser & Thomas Zwick, 2008, "Why do Firms Train Apprentices? The Net Cost Puzzle Reconsidered," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0016, Mar, revised Oct 2008.
• Jens Mohrenweiser & Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Apprenticeship Training – What for? Investment in Human Capital or Substitute for Cheap Labour?," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0017, May.
• Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Probleme und Chancen lebenslangen Lernens aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Perspektive," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0018, Mar.
• Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Zur Logik betrieblicher Qualifizierungsstrategien im internationalen Vergleich," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0020, Apr.
• Benoit Mahy & Melanie Volral, 2008, "The effect of quantitative and qualitative training on labour demand in Belgium: a monopolistic competition approach," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0021, May.
• Mika Maliranta & Satu Nurmi & Hanna Virtanen, 2008, "It takes three to tango in employment: Matching vocational education organisations, students and companies in labour market," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0022, May.
• Stefan Bauernschuster & Oliver Falck & Stephan Heblich, 2008, "The Impact of Continuous Training on a Firm's Innovations," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0024, Mar.
• Cyril Pasche, 2008, "What is it About Schooling That the Labor Market Rewards? The Components of the Return to Schooling," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0029, Jun.
• Simone Tuor & Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Risk-Return Trade-Offs to Complete Educational Paths: Vocational, Academic and Mixed," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0031, Jun.
• Peter Jacobebbinghaus & Jens Mohrenweiser & Thomas Zwick, 2008, "Wie kann die durchschnittliche Ausbildungsquote in Deutschland korrekt gemessen werden?," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0034, Aug.
• Spyros Arvanitis & Tobias Stucki, 2008, "Training Propensity of Start-ups in Switzerland - A Study Based on Data for the Start-up Cohort 1996-97," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0035, Sep.
• Spyros Arvanitis, 2008, "Are Firm Innovativeness and Firm Age Relevant for the Supply of Vocational Training? - A Study Based on Swiss Micro Data," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0036, Sep.
• Harald U. Pfeifer, 2008, "Train to gain - The benefits of employee-financed training in Germany," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0037, Oct.
• Silvia Teuber & Uschi Backes-Gellner & Johannes Mure, 2008, "Erfassung der Wirkung von Lehrerprofessionalitaet aus bildungsoekonomischer Perspektive," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0039, Dec.
• Donata Bessey & Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Dropping out and revising educational decisions: Evidence from vocational education," Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), number 0040, Dec.
• Uschi Backes-Gellner & Stephan Veen, 2008, "The Impact of Workforce Age Heterogeneity on Company Productivity," Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU), number 0078, Feb, revised Sep 2009.
• Stephan Veen & Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Alter und Produktivität: Betriebswirtschaftlich relevante Erkenntnisse der Alternsforschung im Überblick," Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU), number 0083, Jun, revised Dec 2008.
• Stephan Veen & Uschi Backes-Gellner, 2008, "Alternde Beschäftigte und betriebliche Produktivität: eine empirische Analyse," Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU), number 0095, Dec.
• Kreider, Brent, 2008, "Optimal Wage Taxation When Human Capital and Employment Are Endogenous," Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics, number 12358, Oct.
• Rick Harbaugh & Ted To, 2008, "Opportunistic Discrimination," Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, number 2008-07, Nov.
• Del Bono, Emilia & Weber, Andrea & Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf, 2008, "Clash of Career and Family: Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3272, Jan.
• Schwieren, Christiane & Weichselbaumer, Doris, 2008, "Does Competition Enhance Performance or Cheating? A Laboratory Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3275, Jan.
• Brunello, Giorgio & De Paola, Maria & Scoppa, Vincenzo, 2008, "Residential Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3277, Jan.
• Bargain, Olivier B. & Bhaumik, Sumon K. & Chakrabarty, Manisha & Zhao, Zhong, 2008, "Earnings Differences between Chinese and Indian Wage Earners, 1987–2004," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3284, Jan.
• Plug, Erik & Berkhout, Peter, 2008, "Sexual Orientation, Disclosure and Earnings," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3290, Jan.
• O'Higgins, Niall & D'Amato, Marcello & Caroleo, Floro Ernesto & Barone, Adriana, 2008, "Gone for Good? Determinants of School Dropout in Southern Italy," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3292, Jan.
• Addison, John T. & Belfield, Clive R., 2008, "Unions, Training, and Firm Performance," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3294, Jan.
• Chiswick, Barry R. & Miller, Paul W., 2008, "Occupational Attainment and Immigrant Economic Progress in Australia," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3316, Jan.
• Bertschy, Kathrin & Cattaneo, Maria Alejandra & Wolter, Stefan C., 2008, "What Happened to the PISA 2000 Participants Five Years Later?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3323, Jan.
• Constant, Amelie F. & D'Agosto, Elena, 2008, "Where Do the Brainy Italians Go?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3325, Jan.
• Ariga, Kenn & Brunello, Giorgio & Iwahashi, Roki & Rocco, Lorenzo, 2008, "The Stairways to Heaven: A Model of Career Choice in Sports and Games, with an Application to Chess," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3327, Jan.
• Gould, Eric D. & Kaplan, Todd R., 2008, "Learning Unethical Practices from a Co-worker: The Peer Effect of Jose Canseco," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3328, Jan.
• Borghans, Lex & Duckworth, Angela Lee & Heckman, James J. & ter Weel, Bas, 2008, "The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3333, Feb.
• Kato, Takao & Shu, Pian, 2008, "Performance Spillovers and Social Network in the Workplace: Evidence from Rural and Urban Weavers in a Chinese Textile Firm," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3340, Feb.
• Neumark, David, 2008, "Alternative Labor Market Policies to Increase Economic Self-Sufficiency: Mandating Higher Wages, Subsidizing Employment, and Raising Productivity," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3355, Feb.
• Moscarini, Giuseppe & Vella, Francis, 2008, "Occupational Mobility and the Business Cycle," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3369, Feb.
• Beine, Michel & Docquier, Frédéric & Schiff, Maurice, 2008, "Brain Drain and its Determinants: A Major Issue for Small States," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3398, Mar.
• Weber, Andrea, 2008, "Individual Incentives in Program Participation: Splitting up the Process in Assignment and Enrollment," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3404, Mar.
• Dolado, Juan J. & Felgueroso, Florentino, 2008, "Occupational Mismatch and Moonlighting among Spanish Physicians: Do Couples Matter?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3419, Mar.
• Malamud, Ofer & Wozniak, Abigail, 2008, "The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3432, Apr.
• Eriksson, Tor & Poulsen, Anders & Villeval, Marie Claire, 2008, "Feedback and Incentives: Experimental Evidence," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3440, Apr.
• Cappellari, Lorenzo & Lucifora, Claudio, 2008, "The "Bologna Process" and College Enrolment Decisions," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3444, Apr.
• Quella, Núria & Rendon, Silvio, 2008, "Occupational Selection in Multilingual Labor Markets," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3446, Apr.
• Richter, Wolfram F., 2008, "Efficient Tax Policy Ranks Education Higher Than Saving," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3451, Apr.
• Dionisius, Regina & Mühlemann, Samuel & Pfeifer, Harald & Walden, Günter & Wenzelmann, Felix & Wolter, Stefan C., 2008, "Cost and Benefit of Apprenticeship Training: A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3465, Apr.
• Clark, Andrew E. & Colombier, Nathalie & Masclet, David, 2008, "Never the Same After the First Time: The Satisfaction of the Second-Generation Self-Employed," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3476, Apr.
• Oechssler, Jörg & Roider, Andreas & Schmitz, Patrick W., 2008, "Cognitive Abilities and Behavioral Biases," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3481, May.
• Pfeifer, Christian, 2008, "Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3503, May.
• Denzler, Stefan & Wolter, Stefan C., 2008, "Self-Selection into Teaching: The Role of Teacher Education Institutions," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3505, May.
• Fiess, Norbert M. & Fugazza, Marco & Maloney, William F., 2008, "Informality and Macroeconomic Fluctuations," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3519, May.
• Akee, Randall K. Q. & Copeland, William & Keeler, Gordon & Angold, Adrian & Costello, Jane E., 2008, "Parents’ Incomes and Children’s Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3520, May.
• Pfeifer, Christian, 2008, "A Note on Risk Aversion and Labour Market Outcomes: Further Evidence from German Survey Data," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3523, May.
• Akresh, Richard & Redstone Akresh, Ilana, 2008, "Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias among Immigrant Children," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3532, Jun.
• Zorlu, Aslan & Hartog, Joop, 2008, "Employment Assimilation of Immigrants in the Netherlands: Catching Up and the Irrelevance of Education," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3534, Jun.
• Sookram, Sandra & Strobl, Eric, 2008, "The Role of Educational Choice in Occupational Gender Segregation: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3549, Jun.
• Christofides, Louis N. & Swidinsky, Robert, 2008, "The Economic Returns to a Second Official Language: English in Quebec and French in the Rest-of-Canada," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3551, Jun.
• Bassanini, Andrea & Nunziata, Luca & Venn, Danielle, 2008, "Job Protection Legislation and Productivity Growth in OECD Countries," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3555, Jun.
• Dimova, Ralitza & Nordman, Christophe Jalil & Roubaud, François, 2008, "Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3558, Jun.
• Lechner, Michael, 2008, "Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3559, Jun.
• Barón, Juan D. & Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., 2008, "Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Private- and Public-Sector Employment: A Distributional Analysis," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3562, Jun.
• Chiswick, Barry R., 2008, "The Economics of Language: An Introduction and Overview," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3568, Jun.
• Shields, Michael P., 2008, "Why Should State Government Invest in College Education? An Equilibrium Approach for the US in 2000," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3569, Jun.
• Andersson Joona, Pernilla & Wadensjö, Eskil, 2008, "A Gender Perspective on Self-Employment Entry and Performance as Self-Employed," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3581, Jul.
• Goodall, Amanda H. & Kahn, Lawrence M. & Oswald, Andrew J., 2008, "Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3583, Jul.
• Bratti, Massimiliano & Checchi, Daniele & Filippin, Antonio, 2008, "Should You Compete or Cooperate with Your Schoolmates?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3599, Jul.
• Bergemann, Annette & van den Berg, Gerard J., 2008, "From Giving Birth to Paid Labor: The Effects of Adult Education for Prime-Aged Mothers," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3600, Jul.
• Oosterbeek, Hessel & van Praag, Mirjam C. & IJsselstein, Auke, 2008, "The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions: An Evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3641, Aug.
• Siebert, W. Stanley & Zubanov, Nick, 2008, "Management Economics in a Large Retail Organization," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3645, Aug.
• Hartog, Joop & van Praag, Mirjam C. & van der Sluis, Justin, 2008, "If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur? Returns to Cognitive and Social Ability: Entrepreneurs versus Employees," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3648, Aug.
• Sanromá, Esteban & Ramos, Raul & Simón, Hipólito, 2008, "The Portability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: Evidence for Spain," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3649, Aug.
• Buscha, Franz & Maurel, Arnaud & Page, Lionel & Speckesser, Stefan, 2008, "The Effect of High School Employment on Educational Attainment: A Conditional Difference-in-Differences Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3696, Sep.
• Gevrek, Deniz & Gevrek, Z. Eylem, 2008, "Nepotism, Incentives and the Academic Success of College Students," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3711, Sep.
• Kaas, Leo & Zink, Stefan, 2008, "Human Capital Investment with Competitive Labor Search," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3722, Sep.
• Blau, Francine D. & Kahn, Lawrence M. & Papps, Kerry L., 2008, "Gender, Source Country Characteristics and Labor Market Assimilation among Immigrants: 1980-2000," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3725, Sep.
• Kaas, Leo, 2008, "Human Capital Externalities with Monopsonistic Competition," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3729, Sep.
• Blau, Francine D. & Kahn, Lawrence M. & Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu & Papps, Kerry L., 2008, "The Transmission of Women's Fertility, Human Capital and Work Orientation across Immigrant Generations," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3732, Sep.
• Arulampalam, Wiji & Naylor, Robin & Smith, Jeremy, 2008, "Am I Missing Something? The Effects of Absence from Class on Student Performance," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3749, Oct.
• Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth & Belton, Willie, 2008, "The Role of Information and Institutions in Understanding the Black-White Gap in Self-Employment," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3761, Oct.
• Holzer, Harry J., 2008, "Workforce Development as an Antipoverty Strategy: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3776, Oct.
• Andrews, Martyn J. & Clark, Ken & Whittaker, William, 2008, "The Determinants of Regional Migration in Great Britain: A Duration Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3783, Oct.
• Charness, Gary & Kuhn, Peter J. & Villeval, Marie Claire, 2008, "Competition and the Ratchet Effect," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3784, Oct.
• Nielsen, Helena Skyt & Sørensen, Torben & Taber, Christopher, 2008, "Estimating the Effect of Student Aid on College Enrollment: Evidence from a Government Grant Policy Reform," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3785, Oct.
• Blundell, Richard & Costa Dias, Monica, 2008, "Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3800, Oct.
• Christofides, Louis N. & Hoy, Michael & Yang, Ling, 2008, "The Determinants of University Participation in Canada (1977?2003)," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3805, Oct.
• Nordin, Martin & Persson, Inga & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2008, "Education-Occupation Mismatch: Is There an Income Penalty?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3806, Oct.
• Cardoso, Ana Rute & Fontainha, Elsa & Monfardini, Chiara, 2008, "Children and Parents Time Use: Empirical Evidence on Investment in Human Capital in France, Italy and Germany," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3815, Nov.
• Puhani, Patrick A. & Sonderhof, Katja, 2008, "The Effects of Maternity Leave Extension on Training for Young Women," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3820, Nov.
• Dolado, Juan J. & Stucchi, Rodolfo, 2008, "Do Temporary Contracts Affect TFP? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3832, Nov.
• Langot, François & Moreno-Galbis, Eva, 2008, "Does the Growth Process Discriminate against Older Workers?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3841, Nov.
• Machin, Stephen & Pelkonen, Panu & Salvanes, Kjell G., 2008, "Education and Mobility," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3845, Nov.
• Clausen, Jens & Heinesen, Eskil & Hummelgaard, Hans & Husted, Leif & Rosholm, Michael, 2008, "The Effect of Integration Policies on the Time until Regular Employment of Newly Arrived Immigrants: Evidence from Denmark," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3849, Nov.
• Orlowski, Robert & Riphahn, Regina T., 2008, "The East German Wage Structure after Transition," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3861, Dec.
• Belzil, Christian & Poinas, François, 2008, "Education and Early Career Outcomes of Second-Generation Immigrants in France," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3877, Dec.
• Chiappori, Pierre-André & Iyigun, Murat & Weiss, Yoram, 2008, "An Assignment Model with Divorce and Remarriage," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3892, Dec.
• Akee, Randall K. Q. & Yuksel, Mutlu, 2008, "A Note on Measures of Human Capital for Immigrants: Examining the American Community Survey and New Immigrant Survey," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3897, Dec.
• Blunch, Niels-Hugo, 2008, "Multidimensional Human Capital, Wages and Endogenous Employment Status in Ghana," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3906, Dec.
• Arias, Omar & Khamis, Melanie, 2008, "Comparative Advantage, Segmentation and Informal Earnings: A Marginal Treatment Effects Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3916, Dec.
• Ahmed Tritah, 2008, "The Brain Drain between Knowledge Based Economies: the European Human Capital Outflows to the US," Working Papers, CEPII research center, number 2008-08, Jun.
• Luca Marchiori & Patrice Pieretti & Benteng Zo, 2008, "Brain Drain, Remittances, and Fertility," Economie Internationale, CEPII research center, issue 115, pages 9-42.
• Ahmed Tritah, 2008, "The Brain Drain Between Knowledge-based Economies: the European Human Capital Outflow to the US," Economie Internationale, CEPII research center, issue 115, pages 65-108.
• Ahmed Tritah, 2008, "Fuite des cerveaux européens : que nous disent les statistiques américaines ?," La Lettre du CEPII, CEPII research center, issue 278.
• Haoming Liu & Jie Zhang, 2008, "Donations in a recursive dynamic model," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, volume 41, issue 2, pages 564-582, May, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00475.x.
• Paolo E Giordani & Michele Ruta, 2008, "Prejudice and Immigration," Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine, number 122247000000002276, Jul.
• C. Mendolicchio & D. Paolini & T. Pietra, 2008, "Human Capital Policies in a Static, Two-Sector Economy with Imperfect Markets," Working Paper CRENoS, Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia, number 200807.
• Ximena Pena Parga & Camilo MondragÔøΩn-VÔøΩlez, 2008, "Business Ownership and Self-Employment in Developing Economies: The Colombian Case," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 4672, Feb.
• Diego Amador, 2008, "Imagining Education: Educational Policy and the Labor Earnings Distribution," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 5147, Oct.
• Camilo Mondrag√≥n-V√©lez & Ximena PeÔøΩa-Parga, 2008, "A Proposal to Improve Our Understanding of Entrepreneurship Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 5195, Nov.
• Gaviria Alejandro & Alejandro Hoyos, 2008, "Determinantes de los resultados de las evaluaciones de profesores: el caso de la Universidad de los Andes," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
• Nohora Y. Forero Ram√≠rez & Manuel Ram√≠rez G√≥mez, 2008, "Determinantes de los ingresos laborales de los graduados universitarios durante el per√≠odo 2001-2004," Documentos de Trabajo, Universidad del Rosario, number 4591, Jan.
• Carlos Esteban Posada & Andrea Rojas A., 2008, "El crecimiento econ�mico colombiano: datos nuevos y modelos viejos para interpretar el per�do 1925-2000," Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica, number 4508, Feb.
• Martha R. L�pez & Norberto Rodr�guez N., 2008, "Financial Accelerator Mechanism: Evidence for Colombia," Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica, number 4509, Jan.
• Julián Puga Villarreal & Luis Martínez Cerna, 2008, "Competencias Directivas En Escenarios Global," Estudios Gerenciales, Universidad Icesi.
• Maribel Castillo Caicedo, 2008, "Desajuste Educativo Por Regiones En Colombia: ¿Competencia Por Salarios Ó Por Puestos De Trabajo?," Documentos de Trabajo, Universidad del Valle, CIDSE, number 4499, Feb.
• José Ignacio Uribe & Carlos Humberto Ort�z & Erika Raquel Badillo, 2008, ""Segmentación inter e intrarregional en el mercado laboral urbano de Colombia 2001-2006"," Documentos de Trabajo, Universidad del Valle, CIDSE, number 4896, Jul.
• Sebastián Acevedo & Francisco Zuluaga & Alberto Jaramillo, 2008, "Determinantes de la demanda por educación superior en Colombia," Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario.
• Luis Jairo Acevedo & Paul Andr�s Rodr�guez, 2008, "Panem et Circenses, ¿educación pública de calidad o redistribución? Efectos de la provisión de un bien privado y su calidad por parte del sector público sobre el crecimiento y la distribución del ingr," Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario, volume 11, issue 1, pages 105-120.
• Nohora Y. Forero Ramírez & Manuel Ramírez Gómez, 2008, "Determinantes de los ingresos laborales de los graduados universitarios en Colombia: un análisis a partir de la Herramienta de Seguimiento a Graduados," Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario.
• Martha Cecilia Vasquez Olave & Luis Eduardo Gir�n Cruz & Leydi Viviana �ngel Giraldo & David Orjuela Gonzalez y Holmes Hern�n S�nchez Rengifo, 2008, "Sobreeducación en las ciencias económicas, administrativas e ingenierías en el área metropolitana de Cali, 2001-2005," Revista Semestre Económico, Universidad de Medellín.
• Martha Yánez Contreras & Menis Mercado Mej�a & Karina Acevedo Gonz�lez, 2008, "Capital humano y segmentación del mercado laboral en las Islas del Rosario," Revista Panorama Económico, Universidad de Cartagena, volume 0, issue 0, pages 1-23.
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