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The Dynamics of the Regulation of Labor in Developing and Developed Countries since 1960
employment protection legislation labor market institutions reforms
2012/10/22
This paper examines both the determinants and the effects of changes in the rigidity of labor market legislation across countries over time. Recent research identifies the origin of the legal system a...
Redistributive Preferences, Redistribution, and Inequality: Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries
inequality perceptions distributional norms redistributive preferences inequality redistribution political preferences
2012/10/23
This paper describes individuals’ inequality perceptions, distributional norms, and redistributive preferences in a panel of OECD countries, primarily focusing on the association between these subject...
Height and Cognitive Function among Older Europeans: Do People from "Tall" Countries Have Superior Cognitive Abilities?
height cognitive function instrumental variables World War II
2012/10/18
Previous research has found that height is correlated with cognitive functioning at older ages. It therefore makes sense to ask a related question: do people from countries where the average person is...
A General Model of Technical Change with an Application to the OECD Countries
technical change total factor productivity growth technology indicator technology shifter OECD countries
2012/10/23
In the neoclassical production functions model technical change (TC) is assumed to be exogenous and it is specified as a function of time. However, some exogenous external factors other than time can ...
Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Aggregate Crisis Impacts in Selected Middle-Income Countries
middle-income countries labor markets recession
2012/10/24
This paper reviews evidence from 44 middle income countries on how the recent financial crisis affected jobs and workers' income. In addition to providing a rare assessment of the magnitude of the imp...
The Frisch Elasticity in the Mercosur Countries: A Pseudo-Panel Approach
Frisch elasticity labor supply liqui dity constraints Mercosur life-cycle models pseudo-panel (synthetic panel)
2012/10/23
This paper provides estimates for the Mercosur countries of the Frisch elasticity – i.e., the elasticity of substitution between worked hours and real wages holding constant the marginal utility of we...
Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration: An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries
climate change natural disasters migration
2012/10/24
The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by examining migration rates and levels of education in developing countries. Many ...
Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure
gender gaps education demand and supply industry structure
2012/10/24
The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage g...
Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life: Evidence from Eleven European Countries
cognition economic business cycle developmental origins health long-run effects dementia numeracy memory decision-making
2012/10/24
With ageing populations and a stronger reliance on individual financial decision-making concerning asset portfolios, retirement schemes, pensions and insurances, it becomes increasingly important to u...
Informal Workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries
informal employment human capital discrimination minorities immigrants
2012/10/25
The European Social Survey data are used to analyze informal employment at the main job in 30 countries. Overall, informality decreases from South to West to East to North. However, dependent work wit...
What Explains Prevalence of Informal Employment in European Countries: The Role of Labor Institutions, Governance, Immigrants, and Growth
labor market institutions informal employment immigrants ethnic minorities
2012/10/25
European Social Survey data on 30 countries, covering years 2004-2009, are used to look into joint institutional [and other macro] determinants of the rates of dependent employment without a contract,...
Wage Rigidity and Disinflation in Emerging Countries
downward wage rigidity indexation matched employer-employee data emerging economies
2012/10/26
This paper examines the consequences of rapid disinflation for downward wage rigidities in two emerging countries, Brazil and Uruguay, relying on high quality matched employer-employee administrative ...
A Note on Inequality Aversion Across Countries, Using Two New Measures
inequality happiness life satisfaction
2012/10/30
Studies using the Gini Index as a measure of income inequality have consistently found a positive and significant effect of the Gini on both happiness and life satisfaction. Two new measures used here...
Will GDP Growth Increase Happiness in Developing Countries?
income subjective well-being comparisons adaptation development
2012/10/31
This paper asks what low-income countries can expect from growth in terms of happiness. It interprets the set of available international evidence pertaining to the relationship between income growth a...
The Aggregate Effects of Trade and Migration: Evidence from OECD Countries
international migration trade income geography
2012/10/31
Two large but separate bodies of literature analyze the economic effects of international trade and immigration. Given that several factors are important determinants of both trade and migration flows...