IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9153

Labor Supply and Productivity Responses to Non-Salary Benefits: Do They Work? If So, at What Level Do They Work Best?

Marilyn Spencer, Deniz Gevrek, Valrie Chambers, Randall Bowden

published in: Personnel Review, 2016, 45 (5), 1047-1068

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9114

Do Employment Protection Reforms Affect Well-Being?

Vanessa Dräger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8989

Is There a Link Between Employer-Provided Health Insurance and Job Mobility? Evidence from Recent Micro Data

Benjamin W. Chute, Phanindra V. Wunnava

published in: Open Journal of Human Resource Management, 2018, 1 (1), 38 - 52

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8850

The Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes: A Method to Test for Contagious Presenteeism and Shirking Behavior

Stefan Pichler, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

revised version published as 'The Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes: Testing for Contagious Presenteeism and Noncontagious Absenteeism Behavior' in:Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 156, 14-33

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8807

Automatic Enrollment, Employer Match Rates and Employee Compensation in 401(k) Plans

Barbara A. Butrica, Nadia S Karamcheva

published in: Monthly Labor Review, May 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8702

Paying for Others' Protection: Causal Evidence on Wages in a Two-Tier System

Mario Centeno, Alvaro A. Novo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8449

Evaluating Workplace Mandates with Flows versus Stocks: An Application to California Paid Family Leave

Mark Curtis, Barry Hirsch, Mary C. Schroeder

revised version published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 83 (2), 501-526

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8422

Mandated versus Negotiated Severance Pay

Stéphane Auray, Samuel Danthine, Markus Poschke

published as 'Understanding the Determination of Severance Pay: Mandates, Bargaining, and Unions' in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2020, 122 (3), 1073 - 1111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8304

Flexible Working and Couples' Coordination of Time Schedules

Mark L. Bryan, Almudena Sevilla

published as 'Flexible working in the UK and its impact on couples’ time coordination' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15, 1415–1437

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8297

Workplace Health Promotion and Labour Market Performance of Employees

Martin Huber, Michael Lechner, Conny Wunsch

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2015,43, 170-189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8190

Availability of Family-Friendly Work Practices and Implicit Wage Costs: New Evidence from Canada

Ali Fakih

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7808

Replacing Churches and Mason Lodges? Tax Exemptions and Rural Development

Luc Behaghel, Adrien Lorenceau, Simon Quantin

revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 125, 1–15

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7663

Full Employment: A Distant Dream for Europe

Indermit Gill, Johannes Koettl, Truman Packard

published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7656

The Structure of Hiring Costs in Germany: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

Samuel Mühlemann, Harald Pfeifer

published in: Industrial Relations, 2016, 55 (2), 193–218

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7644

Job Satisfaction and Self-Selection into the Public or Private Sector: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Natalia Danzer

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2019, 57(C), 46-62.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7518

Bridging the Gap in Pension Participation: How Much Can Universal Tax-Deferred Pension Coverage Hope to Achieve?

Nadia S Karamcheva, Geoffrey Sanzenbacher

published in: Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2014, 13 (4), 439-459

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7500

Moonlighting Politicians: Motivation Matters!

Alessandro Fedele, Paolo Naticchioni

published in: German Economic Review, 2016, 17 (2), 127 - 156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7250

The Effects of Expanding the Generosity of the Statutory Sickness Insurance System

Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Martin Karlsson

short version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2014, 29(2), 208-230

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6779

Recent Longitudinal Evidence of Size and Union Threat Effects across Genders

Phanindra V. Wunnava

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6716

Social Incentives Matter: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment

Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos

substantially revised version published as 'Corporate Philanthropy and Productivity: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment' in: Management Science, 2015, 61(8), 1795-1811

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6686

One Way the Demand for Labor May Adapt to the Availability of Labor

Harriet Duleep

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6370

Minimum Wage, Fringe Benefits, Overtime Payments and the Gender Wage Gap

João Cerejeira, Kemal Kızılca, Miguel Portela, Carla Sá

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6344

Hiring Costs of Skilled Workers and the Supply of Firm-Provided Training

Marc Blatter, Samuel Mühlemann, Samuel Schenker, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68 (1), 238-257

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6313

Does Formal Work Pay? The Role of Labor Taxation and Social Benefit Design in the New EU Member States

Johannes Koettl, Michael Weber

published in: Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 34, 2012

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6284

Who Benefits from Benefits? Empirical Research on Tangible Incentives

Andrea Hammermann, Alwine Mohnen

published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2014, 43 (1), 1-15.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6255

Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Employer Provided Fringe Benefits

Wallace Mok, Zahra Siddique

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6214

The Effects of Social Security Taxes and Minimum Wages on Employment: Evidence from Turkey

Kerry L. Papps

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2012, 65 (3), 686-707

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6128

Immigrant Participation in Welfare Benefits in the Netherlands

Aslan Zorlu

published as 'Welfare use of migrants in The Netherlands' in: International Journal of Manpower, 2013, 34 (1), 83-95

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5677

Labor Disputes and Labor Flows

Henri Fraisse, Francis Kramarz, Corinne Prost

published in: ILR Review, 2015, 68 (5), 1043-1077

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5560

Work Absenteeism Due to a Chronic Disease

Guy Lacroix, Marie-Ève Brouard

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5309

Wages or Fringes? Some Evidence on Trade-offs and Sorting

Tor Eriksson, Nicolai Kristensen

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32 (4), 899-928

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5256

What Do Unions Do to Pension Performance?

William E. Even, David A. Macpherson

revised version published in: Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52 (3), 1173-1189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5200

Respect as an Incentive

Tor Eriksson, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published as 'Respect and relational contracts' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, 81 (1), 286–298

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4929

Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany

Kai-Uwe Müller, Viktor Steiner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4435

Racial Differences in Fringe Benefits and Compensation

Wallace Mok, Zahra Siddique

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4152

The Effect of an Employer Health Insurance Mandate on Health Insurance Coverage and the Demand for Labor: Evidence from Hawaii

Thomas C. Buchmueller, John DiNardo, Robert G. Valletta

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3 (4), 25-51

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4088

The Growth of Participant Direction in Defined Contribution Plans

William E. Even, David A. Macpherson

published in: Industrial Relations, 2010, 49(2), 190–208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4082

Is Bigger Still Better? The Decline of the Wage Premium at Large Firms

William E. Even, David A. Macpherson

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2012, 78(4), 1181-1201

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4033

Understanding the Labour Market for Older Workers: A Survey

John S. Heywood, W. Stanley Siebert

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3952

Self-Employment and the Role of Health Insurance

Gulcin Gumus, Tracy L. Regan

revised version published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2015, 30 (3), 357-374

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3672

Workplace, Human Capital and Ethnic Determinants of Sickness Absence in Sweden, 1993–2001

Tommy Bengtsson, Kirk Scott

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3508

Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey

Gordon Betcherman, N. Meltem Daysal, Carmen Pagés

published in: Labour Economics, 17:4 (August 2010), 710-722

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3491

Would a Legal Minimum Wage Reduce Poverty? A Microsimulation Study for Germany

Kai-Uwe Müller, Viktor Steiner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3076

Matching Bias in Labor Demand Estimation

Giovanna Aguilar, Silvio Rendon

published in: Economics Letters, 2008, 100 (2), 297-299

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3054

The Value Relevance of Top Executive Departures: Evidence from the Netherlands

Kees Cools, Mirjam C. van Praag

published in: Journal of Corporate Finance 13(5), 721-742

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2979

Social Security Coverage and the Labor Market in Developing Countries

Paula Auerbach, Maria Eugenia Genoni, Carmen Pagés

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2943

Social and Occupational Security and Labour Market Flexibility in Sweden: The Case of Unemployment Compensation

Gabriella Sjögren Lindquist, Eskil Wadensjö

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2866

Tax Incentives as a Solution to the Uninsured: Evidence from the Self-Employed

Gulcin Gumus, Tracy L. Regan

revised version published in: Inquiry, 2013, 50 (4), 275-295.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2856

Employment and Deadweight Loss Effects of Observed Non-Wage Labor Costs

Giovanna Aguilar, Silvio Rendon

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48 (3), 793 - 809

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2742

Labor Retrenchment Laws and their Effect on Wages and Employment: A Theoretical Investigation

Kaushik Basu, Gary S. Fields, Shub Debgupta

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2673

The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (and not Z)

Mirjam C. van Praag, Bernard M. S. van Praag

published in: Economica, 2008, 75 (300), 782-796

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2433

The Economic Effects of Employment Protection: Evidence from International Industry-Level Data

Alejandro Micco, Carmen Pagés

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2232

Earnings-Related Severance Pay

Laszlo Goerke

published in: Labour, 2006, 20 (4), 651-672

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2215

The German Labor Market: Still Adjusting Badly?

Werner Eichhorst, Lutz C. Kaiser

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2105

Unemployment Accounts and Employment Incentives

Alessio J. G. Brown, Mike Orszag, Dennis J. Snower

published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24 (3), 587-604

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1931

Evaluating the Performance of the Search and Matching Model

Eran Yashiv

published in: European Economic Review, 2006, 50 (4), 909-936

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1813

Contractual Employment Protection and the Scarring Risk of Unemployment

Elke J. Jahn, Thomas Wagner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1812

High Performance Workplaces and Family Friendly Practices: Promises Made and Promises Kept

John S. Heywood, W. Stanley Siebert, Xiangdong Wei

published in: International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2010, 21 (11), 1976-1995

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1662

Family-Friendly Work Practices in Britain: Availability and Perceived Accessibility

John W. Budd, Karen A. Mumford

revised version published in: Human Resource Management , 2006, 45 (1), 23-42

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

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1581

The Implicit Costs and Benefits of Family Friendly Work Practices

John S. Heywood, W. Stanley Siebert, Xiangdong Wei

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2007, 59 (2), 275-300

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1383

Severance Pay and Corporate Finance: Empirical Evidence from a Panel of Austrian and Italian Firms

Mirko Cardinale, Mike Orszag

published in: Empirica, 2005, 32 (3-4), 309-343

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1353

Do Pensions Impede Phased Retirement?

William E. Even, David A. Macpherson

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1183

Consumption and Savings with Unemployment Risk: Implications for Optimal Employment Contracts

Christopher A. Pissarides

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1147

Labour Market Flexibility and Employment Protection Regulation in the Baltic States

Raul Eamets, Jaan Masso

revised version published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2005, 11 (1), 71-90

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1038

Exchange Rate Volatility and Employment Growth: Empirical Evidence from the CEE Economies

Ansgar H. Belke, Ralph Setzer

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2003, 34 (3), 267-292

IZA Discussion Paper No. 961

Generational Accounting, Solidarity and Pension Losses

Coen Teulings, Casper G. de Vries

published in: De Economist, 2006, 154 (1), 63-83

IZA Discussion Paper No. 910

On-the-Job Training, Firing Costs and Employment

Pilar Diaz-Vazquez, Dennis J. Snower

published in: Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 4 (1)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 899

Unemployment in the European Union: Institutions, Prices, and Growth

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala, Dennis J. Snower

IZA Discussion Paper No. 875

Severance Payments for Dismissed Employees in Germany

Christian Grund

revised version published in: European Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 22, 49-71

IZA Discussion Paper No. 852

The Labor Market Effects of Payroll Taxes in a Middle-Income Country: Evidence from Colombia

Adriana Kugler, Maurice Kugler

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57(2), 335-358.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 657

Employment Consequences of Restrictive Permanent Contracts: Evidence from Spanish Labor Market Reforms

Adriana Kugler, Juan F. Jimeno, Virginia Hernanz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 537

Unemployment Vouchers versus Low-Wage Subsidies

Mike Orszag, Dennis J. Snower

published in: Edmund S. Phelps (ed.), Designing Inclusion: Tools to Raise Low-end Pay and Employment in Private Enterprise, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 131 - 160

IZA Discussion Paper No. 535

Wage Determination and the Sources of Bargaining Power

Paola Manzini, Dennis J. Snower

IZA Discussion Paper No. 534

The Insider-Outsider Theory: A Survey

Assar Lindbeck, Dennis J. Snower

IZA Discussion Paper No. 532

From Unemployment Benefits to Unemployment Accounts

Mike Orszag, Dennis J. Snower

IZA Discussion Paper No. 531

Unemployment in the European Union: A Dynamic Reappraisal

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala, Dennis J. Snower