IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 755

In Support of the Supporters? Do Social Forces Shape Decisions of the Impartial?

Thomas Dohmen

revised version published as IZA DP 1595

IZA Discussion Paper No. 754

Separability of Duration Dependence and Unobserved Heterogeneity

Hélène Turon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 753

Unemployment Equilibrium and On-the-Job Search

Simon Burgess, Hélène Turon

published as 'Worker Flows, Job Flows and Unemployment in a Matching Model' in: European Economic Review, 2010, 54 (3), 393-408

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