IZA Discussion Papers

published in: Vohs, K.D, Baumeister, R.F; Loewenstein, G. (eds.): Do emotions help or hurt decision making? A Hedgefoxian Perspective, New York, Sage, 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1887

Labour Force Participation of the Elderly in Europe: The Importance of Being Healthy

Adriaan Kalwij, Frederic Vermeulen

published as: "Health and labour force participation of older people in Europe: what do objective health indicators add to the analysis?" in: Health Economics, 2008, 17(5), 619-638.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1884

Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?

Alison L. Booth, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Economica, 2009, 76 (301), 176-196

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1883

Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Eric D. Gould, Victor Lavy, M. Daniele Paserman

published in: Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (540), 1243-1269.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1881

Preferences, Gender Segregation and Affirmative Action

Peter J. Sloane, Suzanne Grazier, Richard J. Jones

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1879

Reference Dependent Preferences and the Impact of Wage Increases on Job Satisfaction: Theory and Evidence

Christian Grund, Dirk Sliwka

published in: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2007, 163 (2), 313-335

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1876

Gender-Job Satisfaction Differences across Europe: An Indicator for Labor Market Modernization

Lutz C. Kaiser

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2007, 28 (1), 75-94

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1869

Job Insecurity and Youth Emancipation: A Theoretical Approach

Sascha O. Becker, Samuel Bentolila, Ana Fernandes, Andrea Ichino

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contribution to Economic Analysis and Policy, 2008, 8 (1), Article 19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1863

International Capital Market Integration, Educational Choice and Economic Growth

Hartmut Egger, Peter Egger, Josef Falkinger, Volker Grossmann

published as 'The Impact of Capital Market Integration on Educational Choice and the Consequences for Economic Growth' in: World Economy, 2010, 33 (10), 1241-1268

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1860

The Cost of Caring for Young Children

Dan T. Rosenbaum, Christopher J. Ruhm

published as 'Family Expenditures on Child Care' in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2007, 7(1), Article 34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1857

Returning to Work from Injury: Longitudinal Evidence on Employment and Earnings

Sarah Crichton, Steven Stillman, Dean R. Hyslop

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2011, 50 (1), 763-83

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1855

Gender, Time Use and Public Policy over the Life Cycle

Patricia Apps, Ray Rees

published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21(3), 439-461

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1840

Endogenous Assimilation and Immigrant Adjustment in Longitudinal Data

Michael Beenstock, Barry R. Chiswick, Ari Paltiel

revised paper published as "Testing the Immigrant Assimilation Hypothesis with Longitudinal Data" in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2010, 8 (1), 7-27

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1836

Youth Emancipation and Perceived Job Insecurity of Parents and Children

Sascha O. Becker, Samuel Bentolila, Ana Fernandes, Andrea Ichino

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 1047-1071

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1835

Health Determinants in Urban China

Zhong Zhao

substantially revised version published as 'Health Demand and Health Determinants in China' in:Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2008, 6 (1), 77-98

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1833

Male and Female Competitive Behavior: Experimental Evidence

Nabanita Datta Gupta, Anders Poulsen, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published as 'Gender Matching and Competitiveness: Experimental Evidence' in: Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51 (1), 816–835.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1830

The Gender Gap Reloaded: Is School Quality Linked to Labor Market Performance?

Spyros Konstantopoulos, Amelie F. Constant

substantially revised version published as 'The gender gap reloaded: Are school characteristics linked to labor market performance?' in: Social Science Research, 2008, 37 (2), 374-385

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1827

Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm? Instrumental Variable Estimates of Educational Effects of Age of School Entry in Germany

Patrick A. Puhani, Andrea M. Weber

published in: Empirical Economics, 2007, 32 (2-3), 359-386

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1823

The Relevance of Post-Match LTC: Why Has the Spanish Labor Market Become as Volatile as the US One?

Hector Sala, José I. Silva

fully revised version published in: Investigaciones Económicas, 2009, 33 (2), 145-178

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1821

Household Time Allocation and Modes of Behavior: A Theory of Sorts

Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn

published as "Endogeneous Household Interaction" in: Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 166 (1), 49-6

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1820

SSI, Labor Supply, and Migration

David Neumark, Elizabeth T. Powers

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2006, 19 (3), 447-479

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1818

Young Women's Religious Affiliation and Participation as Determinants of High School Completion

Evelyn L. Lehrer

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2006, 4(3), 277-293

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1816

Age Structure of the Workforce and Firm Performance

Christian Grund, Niels C. Westergård-Nielsen

revised version published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 29(5), 410-422

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1815

Stressed Out on Four Continents: Time Crunch or Yuppie Kvetch?

Daniel S. Hamermesh, Jungmin Lee

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89 (2), 374-383

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1809

On Simplifying the Structure of Labour Demand: An Analysis of the DOT Data

Wim P. Vijverberg, Joop Hartog

published in: Applied Economics, 2010, 42(13), 1747-1760

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1804

'Soft' Skills, 'Hard' Skills, and the Black/White Earnings Gap

C. Simon Fan, Xiangdong Wei, Junsen Zhang

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2017, 55 (2), 1032-1053

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1794

Job Market Signaling and Screening: An Experimental Comparison

Dorothea Kübler, Wieland Müller, Hans-Theo Normann

published in: Games and Economic Behavior, 2008, 64 (1), 219-236

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1793

To Study or to Work? Education and Labour Market Participation of Young People in Poland

Francesco Pastore

published in: Eastern European Economics, 2012, 50 (3), 49-78

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1792

The Impact of Incarceration in State Prison on the Employment Prospects of Women

Rosa Cho, Robert J. LaLonde

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1787

The Division of Labor by New Parents: Does Child Gender Matter?

Shelly Lundberg

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1785

Collective Labour Supply: Heterogeneity and Nonparticipation

Richard Blundell, Pierre-André Chiappori, Thierry Magnac, Costas Meghir

published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2007, 74 (2), 417-445

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1780

The Demand for Labor: An Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data from the German LIAB. Will the High Unskilled Worker Own-Wage Elasticity Please Stand Up?

John T. Addison, Lutz Bellmann, Thorsten Schank, Paulino Teixeira

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2008, 29 (2), 114-137

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1779

Labor Supply and Child Care Costs: The Effect of Rationing

Daniela Del Boca, Daniela Vuri

published as 'The mismatch between employment and child care in Italy: the impact of rationing' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20(4), 805-832

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1778

Establishment Size and the Dispersion of Wages: Evidence from European Countries

Thierry Lallemand, François Rycx

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2006, 52 (4), 309-336

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1775

Doctor Who? Who Gets Admission Offers in UK Medical Schools

Wiji Arulampalam, Robin Naylor, Jeremy Smith

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1774

Employment Dynamics and Business Relocation: New Evidence from the National Establishment Time Series

David Neumark, Junfu Zhang, Brandon Wall

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2007, 26, 39-83

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1773

Improving the Modeling of Couples' Labour Supply

Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Xiaodong Gong

published in: Economic Record, 2008, 84(267), 466-485

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1771

The Influence of Market Wages and Parental History on Child Labour and Schooling in Egypt

Jackline Wahba

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2006, 19 (4), 823-852

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1766

Vocational Training and Gender: Wages and Occupational Mobility among Young Workers

Bernd Fitzenberger, Astrid Kunze

published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21(3), 392-415

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1761

Work and Family: Marriage, Children, Child Gender and the Work Hours and Earnings of West German Men

Hyung-Jai Choi, Jutta M. Joesch, Shelly Lundberg

published as 'Sons, daughters, wives, and the labour market outcomes of West German men' in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15 (5), 795-811

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1760

Value of Work: Bargaining, Job-Satisfaction, and Taxation in a Simple GE Model

Felix FitzRoy, Michael A. Nolan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1755

Computer Skills, Destination Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Natives and Immigrants

Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2007, 5 (2), 129-157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1746

Does Economic Uncertainty Affect the Decision to Bear Children? Evidence from East and West Germany

Sumon K. Bhaumik, Jeffrey B. Nugent

published as 'Real Options and Demographic Decisions: Evidence from East and West Germany' in: Applied Economics, 2011, 43 (21), 2739 - 2749

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1740

Do School-to-Work Programs Help the "Forgotten Half"?

David Neumark, Donna Rothstein

published in: David Neumark (ed.), Improving School-to-Work Transitions. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007, pp. 87-133

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1736

The Occupational Attainment of American Jewry: 1990 to 2000

Barry R. Chiswick

published in: Contemporary Jewry, 2007, 27 (1), 80-111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1732

The Impact of Institutions on the Employment Performance in European Labour Markets

Herbert Buscher, Christian Dreger, Raul Ramos, Jordi Surinach

published in: Economic Issues, 2009, 14 (1), 17-34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1731

Why Is the Payoff to Schooling Smaller for Immigrants?

Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller

published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15 (6),1317-1340

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1728

What Mean Impacts Miss: Distributional Effects of Welfare Reform Experiments

Marianne P. Bitler, Jonah B. Gelbach, Hilary W. Hoynes

published in: American Economic Review, 2006, 96 (4), 988–1012.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1726

The Linguistic and Economic Adjustment of Soviet Jewish Immigrants in the United States, 1980 to 2000

Barry R. Chiswick, Michael Wenz

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2006, 24, 179-216

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1725

Religious Affiliation and Participation as Determinants of Women's Educational Attainment and Wages

Evelyn L. Lehrer

published in: Christopher Ellison and Robert Hummer (eds.) , Religion, Families and Health: Population Based Research in the United States, Rutgers University Press, 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1722

Bargaining Frictions and Hours Worked

Stéphane Auray, Samuel Danthine

revised published as "Bargaining Frictions, Labor Income Taxation and Economic Performance" in: European Economic Review, 2010, 54 (6), 778-802

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1720

The Existence and Persistence of Long Work Hours

Robert Drago, David Black, Mark Wooden

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1717

Evaluating Search and Matching Models Using Experimental Data

Jeremy Lise, Shannon Seitz, Jeffrey A. Smith

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 4:16

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1712

Entrepreneurship Among Married Couples in the United States: A Simultaneous Probit Approach

Simon C. Parker

published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15 (3), 515-537

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1706

Employment Dynamics of Married Women in Europe

Pierre-Carl Michaud, Konstantinos Tatsiramos

substantially revised paper appeared as DP No. 3853

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1698

Dynamics and Diversity: Ethnic Employment Differences in England and Wales, 1991-2001

Ken Clark, Stephen Drinkwater

revised version published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2009, 29, 299-333

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1697

Do Social Preferences Increase Productivity? Field Experimental Evidence from Fishermen in Toyama Bay

Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Erika Seki

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1688

How Do Marital Status, Wage Rates, and Work Commitment Interact?

Avner Ahituv, Robert I. Lerman

published in: Demography, 2007, 44 (3), 623-647

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1685

An Empirical Model of Growth Through Product Innovation

Rasmus Lentz, Dale T. Mortensen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1683

The Roots of Low European Employment: Family Culture?

Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc

published in: J. Frenkel and C. Pissarides (eds.), NBER Macroeconomic Annual, MIT Press: 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1680

The Economics of Workaholism: We Should Not Have Worked on This Paper

Daniel S. Hamermesh, Joel Slemrod

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, 2008, 8 (1), Article 3

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1679

The Perverse Effects of Partial Employment Protection Reform: Experience Rating and French Older Workers

Luc Behaghel, Bruno Crépon, Béatrice Sédillot

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (3-4), 696-721.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1673

Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development

Christopher J. Ruhm

published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15(5), 958-983

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1672

Exports and Labour Demand: Searching for Functional Structure in Multi-Output Multi-Skill Technologies

Bertrand Koebel

published in: Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2006, 24 (1), 91-103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1671

Moonlighting Behavior over the Business Cycle

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Jean Kimmel

published as 'Moonlighting over the Business Cycle' in: Economic Inquiry, 2009, 47 (4), 754 - 765

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1670

Age-Specific Cyclical Effects in Job Reallocation and Labor Mobility

Anne C. Gielen, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (4), 493-504

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1669

Division of Labour and Directed Production

Marisa Ratto, Wendelin Schnedler

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy , 2008, 8 (1), Article 27

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1668

Brain Drain in Developing Regions (1990-2000)

Frédéric Docquier, Olivier Lohest, Abdeslam Marfouk

revised version published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2007, 21 (2), 193-218

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1663

Unemployment and Transitions in the Turkish Labor Market: Evidence from Individual Level Data

H. Mehmet Tasci, Aysit Tansel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1660

Regional Dependencies in Job Creation: An Efficiency Analysis for Western Germany

René Fahr, Uwe Sunde

published in: Applied Economics, 2006, 38 (10), 1193-1206

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1659

Is Early Learning Really More Productive? The Effect of School Starting Age on School and Labor Market Performance

Peter Fredriksson, Björn Öckert

published as: 'Life-cycle Effects of Age at School Start' in: Economic Journal, 2014, 124, 977-1004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1657

Increasing Returns to Education and the Skills Under-Investment Trap

Alison L. Booth, Melvyn Coles

published as 'A Microfoundation for Increasing Returns in Human Capital Accumulation and the Under-Participation Trap' in: European Economic Review, 2007, 51 (7), 1661-1681

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1656

Are Student Exchange Programs Worth It?

Dolores Messer, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Higher Education, 2007, 54 (5), 647-663

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1645

Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

Jörn-Steffen Pischke, Till von Wachter

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90 (2), 592-598

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1644

Do Financial Bonuses to Employees Reduce Their Absenteeism? Outcome of a Lottery

Wolter Hassink, Pierre Koning

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2009, 62 (3), 327 - 342