IZA Discussion Papers

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. 749

The Educational Attainment of the Children of the Danish ‘Guest Worker’ Immigrants

Vibeke Jakobsen, Nina Smith

published in: Danish Economic Journal, 2006, 144 (2), 18-42

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. 734

Sibling Rivalry: A Six Country Comparison

Stefan C. Wolter

published together with Maja Coradi Vellacott as 'Sibling Rivalry for Parental Resources: A Problem for Equity in Education? A Six-Country Comparison with PISA Data' in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie / Swiss Journal of Sociology /Revue suisse de sociologie , 2003, 29 (3), 377-398

IZA Discussion Paper No. 733

Wage Elasticity of the Teacher Supply in Switzerland

Stefan C. Wolter, Stefan Denzler

published in: Brussels Economic Review / Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, 2004, 47 (3), 387-408

IZA Discussion Paper No. 732

Clean Evidence on Peer Pressure

Armin Falk, Andrea Ichino

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24 (1), 39-57

IZA Discussion Paper No. 731

Educational Attainment: Analysis by Immigrant Generation

Barry R. Chiswick, Noyna DebBurman

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23 (4), 361-379