Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5080

Why Does Intermarriage Increase Immigrant Employment? The Role of Networks

Delia Furtado, Nikos Theodoropoulos

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2010, 10 (1), Article 101

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5076

Hedonic Wage Equilibrium: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Thomas J. Kniesner, John D. Leeth

published in: Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, 2010, 5 (4), 229-299

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5075

The Effects of School Quality in the Origin on the Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants

Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller

published in: Gil Epstein and Ira Gang (eds.), Migration and Culture, Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Vol. 8, Emerald Publishing, Bingley, 2010, 67-103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5069

The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data

Magali Beffy, Denis Fougère, Arnaud Maurel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5066

Partial Identification of Willingness-to-Pay Using Shape Restrictions with an Application to the Value of a Statistical Life

Aaron Sojourner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5065

The Phantom of the Opera: Cultural Amenities, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth

Oliver Falck, Michael Fritsch, Stephan Heblich

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (6), 755-766

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5057

Misclassification Errors and the Underestimation of U.S. Unemployment Rates

Shuaizhang Feng, Yingyao Hu

published in: American Economic Review, 2013, 103 (2), 1054-70

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5054

Employer Learning, Productivity and the Earnings Distribution: Evidence from Performance Measures

Lisa B. Kahn, Fabian Lange

Published in Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81 (4), 1575-1613.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5050

Investing in Our Young People

Flavio Cunha, James J. Heckman

published in: Arthur Reynolds, Arthur Rolnick, Michelle M. Englund, and Judy A. Temple (eds.), Cost-Effective Programs in Children's First Decade: A Human Capital Integration, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, 381-414

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5048

Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde

Catia Batista, Aitor Lacuesta, Pedro C. Vicente

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97 (1), 32-45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5045

Crisis, What Crisis? Patterns of Adaptation in European Labor Markets

Werner Eichhorst, Michael Feil, Paul Marx

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly Supplement, 2010, 56 (61), 29-64

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5038

Does Income Taxation Affect Partners' Household Chores?

Arthur van Soest, Elena G. F. Stancanelli

revised version published as 'Income taxation, labour supply and housework: A discrete choice model for French couples' in: Labour Economics, 2014, 27, 30-43

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5036

Raising Juveniles

Clive Bell, Hans Gersbach, Maik T. Schneider

published in: Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 74 (1), 32-51

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5035

Whatever Works: Dualisation and the Service Economy in Bismarckian Welfare States

Werner Eichhorst, Paul Marx

published in: P.Emmenegger et al. (eds.): The Age of Dualization, Oxford: 2012, 73-99

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5034

Competitive Preferences and Status as an Incentive: Experimental Evidence

Gary Charness, David Masclet, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published as 'The dark side of competition for status' in: Management Science, 2014, 60 (1), 38–55

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5021

Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan

Kalena E. Cortes

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29(6): 1110-1124

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5011

The Effect of Product Demand on Inequality: Evidence from the US and the UK

Marco Leonardi

published: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, 221-147.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5010

How Do Immigrants Spend Their Time? The Process of Assimilation

Daniel S. Hamermesh, Stephen J. Trejo

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26 (2), 507-530

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5008

Rising Wages: Has China Lost Its Global Labor Advantage?

Dennis T. Yang, Vivian Chen, Ryan Monarch

published in: Pacific Economic Review, 2010, 15 (4), 482-504

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5002

Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies

Anders Björklund, Kjell G. Salvanes

revised version published in: E.A. Hanushek, S. Machin, and L. Woessmann (eds.), Handbook in Economics of Education, Vol. 3, North Holland: 2010, pp. 201-247

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4997

The Importance of Skill Measurement for Growth Accounting

Øivind Anti Nilsen, Arvid Raknerud, Marina Rybalka, Terje Skjerpen

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57 (2), 293-305

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4994

Public Employment and Political Pressure: The Case of French Hospitals

Andrew E. Clark, Carine Milcent

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (5), 1103-1112

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4989

Short-Time Compensation and Establishment Exit: An Empirical Analysis with French Data

Oana Calavrezo, Richard Duhautois, Emmanuelle Walkowiak

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4988

Market Imperfections and Firm-Sponsored Training

Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (5), 712-722

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4986

Concave-Monotone Treatment Response and Monotone Treatment Selection: With an Application to the Returns to Schooling

Tsunao Okumura, Emiko Usui

published in: Quantitative Economics, 2014, 5 (1), 175-194

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4983

The Combined Employment Effects of Minimum Wages and Labor Market Regulation: A Meta-Analysis

Bernhard Boockmann

published in: Applied Economic Quarterly, 2010, 56, 156-188

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4981

The Investment in Job Training: Why Are SMEs Lagging So Much Behind?

Rita K. Almeida, Reyes Aterido

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4976

The Self-Employment of Immigrants and Natives in Sweden

Henrik Ohlsson, Per Broomé, Pieter Bevelander

published in: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2012, 24 (5-6), 405-423

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4975

The GED

James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Nicholas S. Mader

published in: E.A. Hanushek, S. Machin and S. Woessman (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011, Chapter 9, 423-483

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4974

China's Higher Education Expansion and its Labor Market Consequences

Shi Li, Chunbing Xing

published with S. Li and J. Whalley as'`China’s Higher Education Expansion and Unemployment of College Graduates' in: China Economic Review, 2014, 30: 567–582

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4968

Mentoring, Educational Services, and Economic Incentives: Longer-Term Evidence on Risky Behaviors from a Randomized Trial

Núria Rodríguez-Planas

substantially revised version published as 'Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Learning Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the United States' in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4 (4), 121 - 139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4960

Who Benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit? Incidence among Recipients, Coworkers and Firms

Andrew Leigh

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2010, 10 (1), Article 45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4959

Female Labor Supply and Divorce: New Evidence from Ireland

Olivier B. Bargain, Libertad González, Claire Keane, Berkay Özcan

published in: European Economic Review, 2012, 56 (8), 1675–1691

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4949

The Minimum Wage in a Deflationary Economy: The Japanese Experience, 1994-2003

Ryo Kambayashi, Daiji Kawaguchi, Ken Yamada

published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24, 264-276

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4944

On the Importance of Household Production in Collective Models: Evidence from U.S. Data

Olivier Donni, Eleonora Matteazzi

published in: Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 105/106, 99-126

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4942

Does International Outsourcing Really Lower Workers' Income?

Erkki Koskela, Jan König

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2011, 32 (1), 21-38

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4933

Rational Expectations and the Puzzling No-Effect of the Minimum Wage

Sara Pinoli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4931

The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies

Kristiina Huttunen, Jukka Pirttilä, Roope Uusitalo

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97, 49–60

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4930

Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy

Duha T. Altindag, Naci Mocan

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2010, 31 (2), 99-123

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4927

Individual Determinants of Work Attendance: Evidence on the Role of Personality

Susi Störmer, René Fahr

published in: Applied Economics, 2013, 45 (19), 2863-2875

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4925

The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann

published in: E.A. Hanushek, S. Machin, L. Woessmann (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 3, pp. 89-200, Amsterdam: North Holland, 2011

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4924

Macroeconomic Volatilities and the Labor Market: First Results from the Euro Experiment

Christian Merkl, Tom Schmitz

published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27 (1), 44-60

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4910

Do Ethnic Minorities "Stretch" Their Time? Evidence from the UK Time Use Survey

Anzelika Zaiceva, Klaus F. Zimmermann

revised version published as "Do Ethnic Minorities 'Stretch' Their Time? UK Household Evidence on Multitasking" in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9 (2), 181-206

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4907

Are Young People's Educational Outcomes Linked to their Sense of Control?

Juan D. Barón, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4903

Intra-Household Labor Supply, Migration, and Subsistence Constraints in a Risky Environment: Evidence from Rural El Salvador

Timothy J. Halliday

published in: European Economic Review, 2012, 56 (6), 1001-1019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4898

Border Enforcement and Selection of Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Fernando A. Lozano, Mary J. Lopez

published in: Feminist Economics, 2013, 19 (1), 76-110

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4892

Immigrants at New Destinations: How They Fare and Why

Anabela Carneiro, Natércia Fortuna, José Varejão

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25 (3), 1165-1185

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4891

Employment, Exchange Rates and Labour Market Rigidity

Fernando Alexandre, Pedro Bação, João Cerejeira, Miguel Portela

published in: World Economy, 2017, 40 (5), 993 - 1011

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4889

Modeling Employment Dynamics with State Dependence and Unobserved Heterogeneity

Victoria L. Prowse

published in: Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2012, 30 (2), 411-431

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4883

Mental Health and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from IV Panel Data Models

Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4879

The Dynamics of Women's Labour Supply in Developing Countries

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Marcela Umana-Aponte

revised version available

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4876

Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and the Inheritance of Employers

Miles Corak, Patrizio Piraino

revised version published as: 'The Inheritance of Employers and Nonlinearities in Intergenerational Earnings Mobility.' in: Kaushik Basu and Joseph Stiglitz (editors). Inequality and Growth: Patterns and Policy. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2016, 1 - 34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4872

Explaining Rising Returns to Education in Urban China in the 1990s

Xuejun Liu, Albert Park, Yaohui Zhao

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4867

Home-Leaving Decisions of Daughters and Sons

Maria Concetta Chiuri, Daniela Del Boca

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2010, 8 (3), 393-408

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4865

Documentation IZAΨMOD: The IZA Policy SImulation MODel

Andreas Peichl, Hilmar Schneider, Sebastian Siegloch

see also IZAΨMOD for more information

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4861

Training Subsidies and the Wage Returns to Continuing Vocational Training: Evidence from Italian Regions

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Lorena Comi, Daniela Sonedda

published in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (3), 361-372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4858

The Glass Door: The Gender Composition of Newly-Hired Workers Across Hierarchical Job Levels

Wolter Hassink, Giovanni Russo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4856

How Do Labor Markets Affect Crime? New Evidence on an Old Puzzle

David B. Mustard

published in: Handbook on the Economics of Crime, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4849

Fiscal Multipliers and the Labour Market in the Open Economy

Ester Faia, Wolfgang Lechthaler, Christian Merkl

revised version published as 'Fiscal Stimulus and the Labor Market Policies in Europe' in: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013, 37 (3), 483–499

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4836

The Impact of Degree Class on the First Destinations of Graduates: A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Giorgio Di Pietro

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4831

Who Wants to Work in a Rural Health Post? The Role of Intrinsic Motivation, Rural Background and Faith-Based Institutions in Rwanda and Ethiopia

Pieter Serneels, Jose G. Montalvo, Gunilla Pettersson, Tomas Lievens, Jean Damascene Butera, Aklilu Kidanu

published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010, 88, 342-349

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4821

Employee Training and Wage Dispersion: White and Blue Collar Workers in Britain

Filipe Almeida-Santos, Yekaterina Chzhen, Karen A. Mumford

published in: Research In Labor Economics, 2010, 30, 35-60

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4816

The Added Worker Effect and the Discouraged Worker Effect for Married Women in Australia

Xiaodong Gong

published as 'The Added Worker Effect for Married Women in Australia' in: Economic Record, 2011, 87 (278), 414-426

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4815

Public Pensions, Changing Employment Patterns, and the Impact of Pension Reforms across Birth Cohorts: A Microsimulation Analysis for Germany

Johannes Geyer, Viktor Steiner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4810

A Shred of Credible Evidence on the Long Run Elasticity of Labor Supply

Orley Ashenfelter, Kirk Doran, Bruce Schaller

published in: Economica, 2010, 77 (308), 637-650

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4809

The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005

Brahim Boudarbat, Thomas Lemieux, W. Craig Riddell

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4806

Anticipation, Free-Rider Problem, and Adaptation to Trade Union: Re-examining the Curious Case of Dissatisfied Union Members

Nattavudh Powdthavee

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2011, 64 (5), 1000-1019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4802

The Returns to English-Language Skills in India

Mehtabul Azam, Aimee Chin, Nishith Prakash

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61 (2), 335-367

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4799

Education and the Welfare Gains from Employment Protection

Olivier Charlot, Franck Malherbet

published as 'Education and Employment Protection' in: Labour Economics, 2013, 20, 3-23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4798

Labour Supply and Commuting

Eva Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Jos van Ommeren

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 68 (1), 82-89

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4797

Social Mobility: Is There an Advantage in Being English in Scotland?

Maarten van Ham, Allan M. Findlay, David Manley, Peteke Feijten

published as 'Migration, Occupational Mobility, and Regional Escalators in Scotland' in: [Urban Studies Research], 2012 (2012), Article ID 827171

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4792

The Design of Unemployment Transfers: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model

Peter Haan, Victoria L. Prowse

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4776

Wage Work for Women: The Menstrual Cycle and the Power of Water

Yasheng Maimaiti, W. Stanley Siebert

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4768

The Effect of Children on Specialization and Coordination of Partners' Activities

Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller

published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 108 (2), 237-241

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4766

Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Public Management

Josse Delfgaauw, Robert Dur

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (9-10), 654-660

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4765

Age, Wage and Productivity

Jan C. van Ours, Lenny Stoeldraijer

published as 'Age, Wage and Productivity in Dutch Manufacturing' in: De Economist, 2011, 159 (2) , 113-137

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4763

The Impact of 9/11 and the London Bombings on the Employment and Earnings of U.K. Muslims

Faisal Rabby, William M. Rodgers III

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4755

Are Happiness and Productivity Lower among University Students with Newly-Divorced Parents? An Experimental Approach

Eugenio Proto, Daniel Sgroi, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Experimental Economics, 2012, 15 (1), 1-23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4754

Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Núria Rodríguez-Planas

substantially revised version published as 'Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Learning Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the United States' in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4 (4), 121-139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4752

Earnings Determination and Taxes: Evidence from a Cohort Based Payroll Tax Reform in Greece

Emmanuel Saez, Manos Matsaganis, Panos Tsakloglou

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127 (1), 493-533

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4751

Determinants of Lifetime Unemployment: A Micro Data Analysis with Censored Quantile Regressions

Achim Schmillen, Joachim Möller

published as "Distribution and determinants of lifetime unemployment" in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (1), 33-47

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4749

Rates of Return to University Education: The Regression Discontinuity Design

Elliott Fan, Xin Meng, Zhichao Wei, Guochang Zhao

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2018, 120 (4), 1011-1042.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4746

Intrinsic Motivations and the Non-Profit Health Sector: Evidence from Ethiopia

Danila Serra, Pieter Serneels, Abigail Barr

published in: Personality and Individual Differences, 2011, 51 (3), 309-314

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4745

Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa

Jennifer Hunt

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29 (3), 417-457

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4744

The Effect of Enclave Residence on the Labour Force Activities of Immigrants in Canada

Jiong Tu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4735

The Working Hours of Immigrants in Germany: Temporary versus Permanent

Martin Kahanec, Michael P. Shields

published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2013, 2:14

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4734

An Inquiry into the Theory, Causes and Consequences of Monitoring Indicators of Health and Safety at Work

Konstantinos Pouliakas, Ioannis Theodossiou

revised version published as 'The Economics of Health and Safety at Work: An Interdisciplinary Review of the Theory and Policy' in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2013, 27 (1), 167 - 208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4733

Do Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzania

Elena Bardasi, Kathleen Beegle, Andrew Dillon, Pieter Serneels

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2012, 25 (3), 418-447

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4731

The Impact of Training on Productivity and Wages: Firm Level Evidence

Jozef Konings, Stijn Vanormelingen

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97 (3), 485-497

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4726

Retirement Responses to a Generous Pension Reform: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Eastern Europe

Alexander M. Danzer

revised version published as 'Benefit Generosity and the Income Effect on Labour Supply: Quasi-Experimental Evidence' in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (571), 1059-1084

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4720

Retire Later or Work Harder?

David N.F. Bell, Robert A. Hart

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4717

Mental Health and Working Conditions in European Countries

Elena Cottini, Claudio Lucifora

published in: ILR Review, 2013, 66 (4), 958-988

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4716

Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: An Analysis for Germany

Leilanie Basilio, Thomas K. Bauer

published in: Labour, 2017, 31 (3), 245 - 264

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4713

Pay Enough, Don't Pay Too Much or Don't Pay at All? The Impact of Bonus Intensity on Job Satisfaction

Konstantinos Pouliakas

published in: Kyklos, 2010, 63 (4), 597-626

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4711

Is Informality Bad? Evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa

Olivier B. Bargain, Prudence Magejo

published as 'Earnings Structure, Informal Employment and Self-Employment: New Evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57, S100-S122

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4707

Profit Sharing, Wage Formation and Flexible Outsourcing under Labor Market Imperfection

Erkki Koskela, Jan König

published in: Review of International Economics, 2012, 20 (1), 18-28

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4705

Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?

David N.F. Bell, David G. Blanchflower

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4704

Why Do BLS Hours Series Tell Different Stories About Trends in Hours Worked?

Harley Frazis, Jay Stewart

published in: Katharine G. Abraham, Michael J. Harper, and James R. Spletzer (eds.), Labor in the New Economy, NBER Studies in Income and Wealth, University of Chicago Press, 2010, 343-372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4697

Income Taxation in an Empirical Collective Household Labour Supply Model with Discrete Hours

Hans Bloemen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4693

Do Legal Immigrants and Natives Compete in the Labour Market? Evidence from Catalonia

Luis Diaz-Serrano

published as 'Immigrants, Natives and Job Quality: Evidence from Spain' in: International Journal of Manpower, 2013, 34 (7), 753-775