IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 758

Equilibrium Policy Experiments and the Evaluation of Social Programs

Jeremy Lise, Shannon Seitz, Jeffrey A. Smith

IZA Discussion Paper No. 752

Skill-Biased Technological Change in Denmark: A Disaggregate Perspective

Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, Jan Rose Skaksen

published as 'Changes in Demand for Skilled Labour in Denmark - A Disaggregate Perspective' in: Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift / Danish Journal of Economics, 2004, 142 (1), 67 - 80

IZA Discussion Paper No. 751

Are Computer Skills the New Basic Skills? The Returns to Computer, Writing and Math Skills in Britain

Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel

published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (1), 85-98

IZA Discussion Paper No. 750

New Evidence on the Effects of Job Creation Schemes in Germany - A Matching Approach with Threefold Heterogeneity

Reinhard Hujer, Marco Caliendo, Stephan L. Thomsen

published in: Research in Economics, 2004, 58(4), 257-302

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. 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. 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. 730

Innovation and Employment: Evidence from Italian Microdata

Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Economics, 2005, 86(1), 65-83

IZA Discussion Paper No. 729

Children and Women's Participation Dynamics: Transitory and Long-Term Effects

Alexandru Voicu, Hielke Buddelmeyer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 725

An Examination of Sheepskin Effects Over Time

Steffen Habermalz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 724

The Impact of Deunionisation on Earnings Dispersion Revisited