IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6103

Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers

Magnus Lofstrom, Timothy Bates, Simon C. Parker

published as 'Why Are Some People More Likely to Become Small-Businesses Owners than Others: Entrepreneurship Entry and Industry-specific Barriers' in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29(2), 232–251

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6097

Adjusting to Skill Shortages: Complexity and Consequences

Joshua Healy, Kostas Mavromaras, Peter J. Sloane

published as 'Adjusting to skill shortages in Australian SMEs' in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47(24), 2470-2487

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6090

A Critique and Reframing of Personality in Labour Market Theory: Locus of Control and Labour Market Outcomes

Eileen Trzcinski, Elke Holst

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6085

Building in an Evaluation Component for Active Labor Market Programs: A Practitioner's Guide

David Card, Pablo Ibarrarán, Juan Miguel Villa

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6083

General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle

Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann, Lei Zhang

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52 (1), 48-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6077

Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis

Carla Haelermans, Lex Borghans

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 502–528

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6066

Work and Wage Dynamics around Childbirth

Mette Ejrnæs, Astrid Kunze

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115 (3), 856-877

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6065

Bounds on Average and Quantile Treatment Effects of Job Corps Training on Wages

German Blanco, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2013, 48 (3), 659-701

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6060

Private Information, Human Capital, and Optimal "Home Bias" in Financial Markets

Isaac Ehrlich, Jong Kook Shin, Yong Yin

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2011, 5 (3), 255-301

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6058

Mind the Gap: A Detailed Picture of the Immigrant-Native Earnings Gap in the UK Using Longitudinal Data Between 1978 and 2006

Sara Lemos

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6048

Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa

Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Arjun S. Bedi

published in: Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2013, 22 (1), 94-115

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6047

Labour Market Under-Utilisation of Recent Higher Education Graduates: New Australian Panel Evidence

David Carroll, Massimiliano Tani

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, 207-218

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6038

On Intergenerational Transmission of Reading Habits in Italy: Is a Good Example the Best Sermon?

Anna Laura Mancini, Chiara Monfardini, Silvia Pasqua

published as 'Is a Good Example the Best Sermon? Children's Imitation of Parental Reading' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15 (3), 965 - 993

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6037

When the Early Bird Catches the Worm: The Impact of Training in Retail

Christiane Hinerasky, René Fahr

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6033

Educational Scores: How Does Russia Fare?

Chiara Amini, Simon Commander

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40 (3), 508 - 527

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6028

Overeducation and Local Labour Markets in Spain

Raul Ramos, Esteban Sanromá

published in: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 2013, 104 (3), 278-291

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6021