Report NEP-LAB-2011-04-09

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

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• García-Belenguer, Fernando & Moral Carcedo, Julián, 2011. "Education Signalling and the School-to-work Transition," Working Papers in Economic Theory 2011/02, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Department of Economic Analysis (Economic Theory and Economic History).
• Cobus Burger & Servaas van der Berg, 2011. "Modelling cognitive skills, ability and school quality to explain labour market earnings differentials," Working Papers 08/2011, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
• Juan Miguel Gallego & Carlos E. Sepulveda, 2011. "Gender differences in time allocation of poor children in Colombia," Documentos de Trabajo 8248, Universidad del Rosario.
• Gideon du Rand & Hendrik van Broekhuizen & Dieter von Fintel, 2011. "Numeric competence, confidence and school quality in the South African wage function: towards understanding pre-labour market discrimination," Working Papers 12/2011, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
• Ofer Malamud & Cristian Pop-Eleches, 2011. "School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups," NBER Working Papers 16914, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Ophélie Cerdan & Bruno Decreuse, 2011. "Should vocational education be taxed? Lessons from a matching model with generalists and specialists," Working Papers halshs-00580187, HAL.
• T.M. van Huizen & J. Plantenga, 2011. "Labour market effects of unemployment accounts: insights from behavioural economics," Working Papers 11-07, Utrecht School of Economics.
• Albornoz, Facundo & Berlinski, Samuel & Cabrales, Antonio, 2011. "Incentives, resources and the organization of the school system," UC3M Working papers. Economics we1103, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
• vom Berge, Philipp, 2011. "Search Unemployment and New Economic Geography," University of Regensburg Working Papers in Business, Economics and Management Information Systems 454, University of Regensburg, Department of Economics.
• Luciano Canova & Alessandro Vaglio, 2011. "Why do educated mothers matter? A model of parental help," Working Papers 2011/3, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
• Stephen Taylor, 2011. "Uncovering indicators of effective school management in South Africa using the National School Effectiveness Study," Working Papers 10/2011, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
• Kauhanen, Antti & Napari, Sami, 2011. "Career and Wage Dynamics: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data," Discussion Papers 1244, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
• Item repec:ran:wpaper:843 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Francisco Perez-Arce, 2011. "The Impact of Cutting Education Expenditures The Case of Mexico in the 1980s," Working Papers 845, RAND Corporation.
• KURODA Sachiko & YAMAMOTO Isamu, 2011. "Firm's demand for work hours: Evidence from multi-country and matched firm-worker data," Discussion papers 11024, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• ASANO Hirokatsu & ITO Takahiro & KAWAGUCHI Daiji, 2011. "Why Has the Fraction of Contingent Workers Increased? A case study of Japan," Discussion papers 11021, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Mueller, Richard & Laporte, Christine, 2011. "The Completion Behaviour of Registered Apprentices: Who Continues, Who Quits, and Who Completes Programs?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2011333e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
• Hamermesh, Daniel S. & Abrevaya, Jason, 2011. ""Beauty Is the Promise of Happiness"?," IZA Discussion Papers 5600, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• KUEPIE Mathias & TENIKUE Michel & NOUETAGNI Samuel & MISANGUMUKINI Nicaise, 2011. "Number of siblings and school achievement in sub Sahara Africa," LISER Working Paper Series 2011-31, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).
• MIYAZAWA Kensuke, 2011. "Measuring Human Capital in Japan," Discussion papers 11037, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Kevin Denny, 2011. "The effect of abolishing university tuition costs: evidence from Ireland," IFS Working Papers W11/05, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
• Veruska Oppedisano & Gilberto Turati, 2011. "What are the causes of educational inequalities and of their evolution over time in Europe? Evidence from Pisa," Working Papers 2011/1, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
• Item repec:dgr:kubcen:2011001 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Du Caju, Philip & Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan, 2011. "Wage Structure Effects of International Trade: Evidence from a Small Open Economy," IZA Discussion Papers 5597, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Guo Xu, 2011. "Long-Run Consequences of Natural Disasters: Evidence from Tangshan," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1117, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
• Ana Balcao Reis, 2010. "Public funding of Higher Education: who gains, who loses?," Nova SBE Working Paper Series wp553, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics.
• Vikström, Johan & Rosholm, Michael & Svarer, Michael, 2011. "The Relative Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies: Evidence from a Social Experiment and Non-Parametric Methods," IZA Discussion Papers 5596, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Item repec:ifs:ifsewp:11/04 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Grönqvist, Hans, 2011. "Youth Unemployment and Crime: New Lessons Exploring Longitudinal Register Data," Working Paper Series 7/2011, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.
• Rodrigo Álvarez & Rodrigo Fuentes, 2011. "Labor Market Regulations and Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Manufacturing Plants," Documentos de Trabajo 396, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
• Naz, Ghazala, 2011. "Child-Care in Norway: Use of Parental Leave by Fathers," Working Papers in Economics 12/07, University of Bergen, Department of Economics.
• Dackehag, Margareta & Gerdtham, Ulf-G & Nordin, Martin, 2011. "Productivity or discrimination? An economic analysis of excess-weight penalty in the Swedish labor market," Working Papers 2011:12, Lund University, Department of Economics.
• Wenjun Liu & Tomokazu Nomura & Shoji Nishijima, 2011. "Gender Discrimination and Firm Profit Efficiency:Evidence from Brazil," Discussion Papers 1019, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University.
• Lindskog, Annika, 2011. "The Effect of Older Siblings’ Literacy on School Entry and Primary School Progress in the Ethiopian Highlands," Working Papers in Economics 495, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
• Daniel van Vuuren, 2011. "Flexible Retirement," CPB Discussion Paper 174, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
• Elias Katsikas & Theodore Panagiotidis, 2011. "Student Status and Academic Performance: Accounting for the Symptom of Long Duration of Studies in Greece," Discussion Paper Series 2011_04, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Mar 2011.
• MACHIKITA Tomohiro & SATO Hitoshi, 2011. "Temporary Jobs and Globalization: Evidence from Japan," Discussion papers 11029, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Francesco Arzilli & Andrea Morescalchi, 2011. "Housing Tenure and Job Search Behaviour. A Different Analysis of the Impact of the UK Jobseeker's Allowance," Discussion Papers 2011/111, Dipartimento di Economia e Management (DEM), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
• Francisco Perez-Arce, 2011. "The Effect of Education on Time Preferences," Working Papers 844, RAND Corporation.
• Item repec:dgr:kubcen:2011011 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Item repec:pdn:wpaper:35 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Rob Alessie & Maarten van Rooij & Annamaria Lusardi, 2011. "Financial Literacy, Retirement Preparation and Pension Expectations in the Netherlands," DNB Working Papers 289, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department.
• Michela Braga & Marco Paccagnella & Michele Pellizzari, 2011. "Evaluating students’ evaluations of professors," Working Papers 384, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
• Fernanda Llussa, 2011. "Determinants of entrepreneurship: are women different?," Nova SBE Working Paper Series wp555, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics.