IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 747

Sectoral Structure and Entry Regulations

Julián Messina

revised version published as 'The role of product market regulations in the process of structural change' in: European Economic Review, 2006, 50 (7), 1863-1890

IZA Discussion Paper No. 746

Schooling Quality in Eastern Europe: Educational Production During Transition

Andreas Ammermüller, Hans Heijke, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24 (5), 579-599

IZA Discussion Paper No. 745

Educational Production in East Asia: The Impact of Family Background and Schooling Policies on Student Performance

Ludger Woessmann

published in: German Economic Review, 2005, 6 (3), 331-353

IZA Discussion Paper No. 744

Which School Systems Sort Weaker Students into Smaller Classes? International Evidence

Martin R. West, Ludger Woessmann

published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 22 (4), 944-968

IZA Discussion Paper No. 743

Substance Use and Earnings: The Case of Smokers in Germany

Guido Heineck, Johannes Schwarze

IZA Discussion Paper No. 742

Building a Better Theory of Well-Being

Richard A. Easterlin

published in: Luigino Bruni and Pierluigi Porta (eds.), Economics and Happiness: Framing the Analysis, Oxford University Press, 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 741

Wages, Sorting on Skill, and the Racial Composition of Jobs

Barry Hirsch, David A. Macpherson

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22 (1), 189-210

IZA Discussion Paper No. 740

Evaluating the Labor Market Performance of Veterans Using a Matched Comparison Group Design

Barry Hirsch, Stephen L. Mehay

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38 (3), 673-700

IZA Discussion Paper No. 739

Who's to Blame? The Determinants of German Students' Achievement in the PISA 2000 Study

Michael Fertig

IZA Discussion Paper No. 738

Managerial Job Assignment and Imperfect Competition in Asymmetric Equilibrium

Volker Grossmann

published as "Firm Size, Productivity, and Manager Wages: A Job Assignment Approach" in: B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics: Advances in Theoretical Economics, 2007, 7 (1), Article 8

IZA Discussion Paper No. 737

Unions, Work-Related Training, and Wages: Evidence for British Men

Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi, Gylfi Zoega

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2003, 57 (1), 68-91

IZA Discussion Paper No. 736

The Employment Effects of Active Social Policy

Iben Bolvig, Peter Jensen, Michael Rosholm

IZA Discussion Paper No. 735

Micro-Simulation of Social Security Reforms in Belgium

Raphaël Desmet, Alain Jousten, Sergio Perelman, Pierre Pestieau

published in: J. Gruber and D. Wise, (eds.), “Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform”, 2007, University of Chicago Press and NBER

IZA Discussion Paper No. 734

Sibling Rivalry: A Six Country Comparison

Stefan C. Wolter

published together with Maja Coradi Vellacott as 'Sibling Rivalry for Parental Resources: A Problem for Equity in Education? A Six-Country Comparison with PISA Data' in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie / Swiss Journal of Sociology /Revue suisse de sociologie , 2003, 29 (3), 377-398

IZA Discussion Paper No. 733

Wage Elasticity of the Teacher Supply in Switzerland

Stefan C. Wolter, Stefan Denzler

published in: Brussels Economic Review / Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, 2004, 47 (3), 387-408

IZA Discussion Paper No. 732

Clean Evidence on Peer Pressure

Armin Falk, Andrea Ichino

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24 (1), 39-57

IZA Discussion Paper No. 731

Educational Attainment: Analysis by Immigrant Generation

Barry R. Chiswick, Noyna DebBurman

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23 (4), 361-379