Report NEP-LAB-2008-08-31

This is the archive for NEP-LAB, a report on new working papers in the area of Labour Economics. Stéphanie Lluis (Stephanie Lluis) issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Sarah Brown & Karl Taylor, 2008, "Reservation Wages, Expected Wages and Labour Market Outcomes: Analysis of Individual Level Panel Data," Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, number 2008008, Jul, revised Jul 2008.
• Strobl, Eric & Walsh, Frank, 2008, "The Ambiguous Effect of Minimum Wages on Workers and Total Hours," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3643, Aug.
• Mehtabul Azam, 2008, "Changes in Wage Structure in Urban India, 1983-2004: A Quantile Regression Decomposition," Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics, number 0807, Aug.
• Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina & Kimmel, Jean, 2008, "New Evidence on the Motherhood Wage Gap," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3662, Aug.
• Coneus, Katja & Gernandt, Johannes & Saam, Marianne, 2008, "Noncognitive Skills, Internet Use and Educational Dropout," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-044.
• Constant, Amelie F., 2008, "Businesswomen in Germany and Their Performance by Ethnicity: It Pays to Be Self-Employed," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3644, Aug.
• Jesper Bagger & Morten Henningsen, 2008, "Job Durations and the Job Search Model: A Two-Country, Multi-Sample Analysis," Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department, number 553, Aug.
• Sarah Brown & Jenny Roberts & Karl Taylor, 2008, "Reservation Wages, Labour Market Participation And Health," Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, number 2008002, Feb, revised Feb 2008.
• Jahn, Elke J., 2008, "Reassessing the Wage Penalty for Temps in Germany," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3663, Aug.
• Zwick, Thomas, 2008, "Earnings Losses After Non-employment Increase With Age," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-041.
• Gächter, Simon & Nosenzo, Daniele & Sefton, Martin, 2008, "The Impact of Social Comparisons on Reciprocity," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3639, Aug.
• Ofer Malamud, 2007, "Breadth vs. Depth: The Timing of Specialization in Higher Education," Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, number 0808, Oct.
• Gurleen Popli, 2008, "Gender wage discrimination in Mexico: A distributional approach," Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, number 2008006, Apr, revised Apr 2008.
• François Rycx & Ilan Tojerow & Daphné Valsamis, 2008, "Wage differentials across sectors in Europe: an east-west comparison," DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles, number 08-17.RS, Aug.
• Sarah Brown & Karl Taylor, 2008, "Expectations, Reservation Wages And Employment: Evidence From British Panel Data," Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, number 2008007, May, revised May 2008.
• Cronqvist, Henrik & Heyman, Fredrik & Nilsson, Mattias & Svaleryd, Helena & Vlachos, Jonas, 2007, "Do Entrenched Managers Pay Their Workers More?," Working Paper Series, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics, number 2007-7, Oct.
• Flanagan, Robert J., 2008, "Symphony Musicians and Symphony Orchestras," Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, number 1989, Jan.
• Richard Freeman, 2008, "When Workers Share in Profits: Effort and Responses to Shirking," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0882, Jul.
• Stefanie Schurer, 2008, "Labour Market Outcomes of Second Generation Immigrants: How Heterogeneous Are They Really?," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, number wp2008n14, Aug.
• Jeffrey Grogger, 2008, "Speech Patterns and Racial Wage Inequality," Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, number 0813, Jul.
• Ofer Malamud & Cristian Pop-Eleches, 2008, "General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition," Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, number 0807, May.
• Pencavel, John H., 2008, "How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3660, Aug.
• Monique Ebell, 2008, "Resurrecting the Participation Margin," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0873, Jun.
• 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.
• Mariano Bosch & Marco Manacorda, 2008, "Minimum Wages and Earnings Inequality in Urban Mexico. Revisiting the Evidence," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0880, Jul.
• Leino, Topias, 2008, "Education - A Job Market Signal?," Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, number 1147.
• Ozturk, Orgul & Chyi, hau, 2006, "The Effects of Single Mothers' Welfare Participation and Work Decisions on Children's Attainments," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 10110, revised 2008.
• 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.
• Monique Ebell & Christian Haefke, 2008, "Product Market Deregulation and the U.S. Employment Miracle," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0874, Jun.
• Martin Salm, 2008, "Job loss does not cause ill health," MEA discussion paper series, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, number 08163, Aug.
• Ofer Malamud & Abigail Wozniak, 2008, "The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk," Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, number 0811, Mar.
• Henry, Peter B. & Sasson, Diego, 2008, "Capital Account Liberalization, Real Wages, and Productivity," Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, number 1988, Feb.
• Nadia Steiber, 2008, ""How Many Hours Would you Want to Work a Week?": Job Quality and the Omitted Variables Bias in Labour Supply Models," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), number 121.
• John Gibson & David McKenzie & Halahingano Rohorua, 2008, "How Pro-Poor is the Selection of Seasonal Migrant Workers from Tonga Under New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program?," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin), number 0807, Aug.
• Arindrajit Dube & Richard Freeman, 2008, "Complementarity of Shared Compensation and Decision-Making Systems: Evidence from the American Labor Market," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14272, Aug.
• James E. Alt & David Dreyer Lassen, 2008, "Inequality and Corruption: Evidence from US States," EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 08-02, Aug.
• Boeters, Stefan & Feil, Michael, 2008, "Heterogeneous Labour Markets in a Microsimulation-AGE Model: Application to Welfare Reform in Germany," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-043.
• Bowles, Hannah Riley & Flynn, Francis J., 2007, "Getting Past No: Gender and the Propensity to Persist in Negotiation," Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, number rwp07-063, Dec.
• Michael Coelli & Roger Wilkins, 2008, "Credential Changes and Education Earnings Premia in Australia," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, number wp2008n11, Jul.
• Moniz, António & Paulos, Margarida Ramires, 2008, "The globalisation in the clothing sector and its implications for work organisation: a view from the Portuguese case," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 10165, Jul.
• Günseli Berik & Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, 2008, "Options for Enforcing Labor Standards: Lessons from Bangladesh and Cambodia," Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Utah, University of Utah, Department of Economics, number 2008_14.
• Vindigni, Andrea & Scotti, Simone & Tealdi, Cristina, 2008, "Uncertainty and the Politics of Employment Protection," Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy, number 05-27-2008, Jun.
• Monique Ebell & Albrecht Ritschl, 2008, "Real Origins of the Great Depression: Monopoly Power, Unions and the American Business Cycle in the 1920s," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0876, Jun.
• Giovanni Olivei & Silvana Tenreyro, 2008, "Wage Setting Patterns and Monetary Policy: International Evidence," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0872, Jun.
• Alex Bryson & Rafael Gomez & P Willman, 2008, "Trading Places: Employers, Unions and the Manufacture of Voice," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0884, Aug.
• Alex Bryson & Michael White, 2008, "Organizational Commitment: Do Workplace Practices Matter?," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0881, Jul.
• James W. Boudreau & Vicki Knoblauch, 2008, "Marriage Matching and Intercorrelation of Preferences," Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics, number 2008-27, Aug.
• Kredler, Matthias, 2008, "Experience vs. Obsolescence: A Vintage-Human-Capital Model," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 10200, Jul.
• D Mayston & J Yang, 2008, "A Pecking Order Analysis of Graduate Overeducation and Educational Investment in China," Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York, number 08/25, Aug.
• Ross Levine & Alexey Levkov & Yona Rubinstein, 2008, "Racial Discrimination and Competition," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14273, Aug.
• Ofer Malamud & Cristian Pop-Eleches, 2008, "School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups," Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, number 0810, May.
• Bowles, Hannah Riley & McGinn, Kathleen, 2008, "Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game," Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, number rwp08-027, May.
• Monika Sander, 2008, "Changes in Immigrants' Body Mass Index with Their Duration of Residence in Germany," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), number 122.
• Anne-Marie Brook, 2008, "Raising Education Achievement and Breaking the Cycle of Inequality in the United Kingdom," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 633, Aug, DOI: 10.1787/240277235354.
• Marco Manacorda, 2008, "The Cost of Grade Retention," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0878, Jul.
• Mathias Zurlinden & Thomas Bolli, 2008, "Measurement of Labor Quality Growth: Caused by Unobservable Characteristics," KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, number 08-203, Aug, DOI: 10.3929/ethz-a-005666794.
• Christian Kingombe, 2008, "Evaluating the Effects of Vocational Training in Africa," OECD Development Centre Policy Insights, OECD Publishing, number 61, Apr, DOI: 10.1787/240247084230.
• Jason M. Lindo & Nicholas J. Sanders & Philip Oreopoulos, 2008, "Ability, Gender, and Performance Standards: Evidence from Academic Probation," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14261, Aug.
• Item repec:lan:wpaper:005613 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Dr Heather Rolfe, 2007, "Mobility of apprentices and trainees across the EU: case study of the chemical industry," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, number 298, Oct.
• Schnabel, Claus & Wagner, Joachim, 2008, "The Aging of the Unions in West Germany, 1980–2006," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3661, Aug.
• Nobuaki Yamashita, 2008, "The Impact of Production Fragmentation on Skill Upgrading: New Evidence from Japanese Manufacturing," Departmental Working Papers, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, number 2008-06.
• Siebert, W. Stanley & Zubanov, Nick, 2008, "Management Economics in a Large Retail Organization," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3645, Aug.
• Black, Sandra E. & Devereux, Paul J. & Salvanes, Kjell G., 2008, "Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3651, Aug.
• Hagendorf, Klaus, 2008, "The Labour Theory of Value: A Marginal Analysis," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 10202, Aug.
• Jenter, Dirk & Kanaan, Fadi, 2008, "CEO Turnover and Relative Performance Evaluation," Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, number 1992, May.
• Item repec:pdn:wpaper:16 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Sambit Bhattacharyya, 2008, "Unbundled Institutions, Human Capital and Growth," Departmental Working Papers, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, number 2008-14.
• Larry E. Jones & Alice Schoonbroodt & Michèle Tertilt, 2008, "Fertility Theories: Can They Explain the Negative Fertility-Income Relationship?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14266, Aug.
• Sarah Brown & Steve McIntosh & Karl Taylor, 2007, "Following in your parents' footsteps? Empirical Analysis of Matched Parent-Offspring Test Scores," Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, number 2007017, Dec, revised Dec 2007.
• Melissa Clark & Jesse Rothstein & Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, 2008, "Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14265, Aug.
• Qu, Zhaopeng (Frank) & Zhao, Zhong, 2008, "Urban-Rural Consumption Inequality in China from 1988 to 2002: Evidence from Quantile Regression Decomposition," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 3659, Aug.
• Phan, Diep & Coxhead, Ian, 2008, "Interprovincial Migration and Inequality During Vietnam's Transition," Staff Paper Series, University of Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics, number 507, Aug.
• Nevalainen, Anni, 2008, "Labour Productivity and Firm Entry and Exit in Manufacturing," Discussion Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, number 1152.
• Helmut Dietl & Egon FrancK & Markus Lang & Alexander Rathke, 2008, "Welfare Effects of Salary Caps in Sports Leagues with Win-Maximizing Clubs," Working Papers, International Association of Sports Economists;North American Association of Sports Economists, number 0825, Aug.
• Beaman, Lori & Chattopadhyay, Raghebendra & Duflo, Esther & Pande, Rohini & Topalova, Petia, 2008, "Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?," Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, number rwp08-037, Jul.
• Fumi Kiyotaki, 2008, "Promotion Tournaments with Multiple Tasks," Birkbeck Working Papers in Economics and Finance, Birkbeck, Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, number 0804, Aug.

Report NEP-LAB-2008-08-31

This is the archive for NEP-LAB, a report on new working papers in the area of Labour Economics. Stéphanie Lluis (Stephanie Lluis) issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

Subscribe to this report: email, RSS, or Mastodon, or Bluesky.

Other reports in NEP-LAB

The following items were announced in this report: