IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 698

Product Market Integration, Comparative Advantages and Labour Market Performance

published as "Labour Demand, Wage Mark-ups and Product Market Integration" in: Journal of Economics, 2007, 92 (2), 103-135

IZA Discussion Paper No. 697

Differences in US-German Time-Allocation: Why Do Americans Work Longer Hours than Germans?

Ronald Schettkat

IZA Discussion Paper No. 696

Institutions in the Economic Fitness Landscape: What Impact Do Welfare State Institutions Have on Economic Performance?

Ronald Schettkat

CESifo Dice Report , 2003, 2, 27-33

IZA Discussion Paper No. 695

Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Expenditures and Public Prescription Drug Programs

Sule Alan, Thomas F. Crossley, Paul Grootendorst, Michael R. Veall

published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2005, 38(1), 128-148

IZA Discussion Paper No. 694

What Determines the Reservation Wages of Unemployed Workers? New Evidence from German Micro Data

Eswar Prasad

published in: Gabriel Fagan, Francesco Mongelli and Julian Morgan (eds.), Institutions and Wage Formation in the New Europe: Proceedings of the ECB's Annual Labor Market Workshop, London: Edward Elgar, 2004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 693

Spatial Mismatch: From the Hypothesis to the Theories

Laurent Gobillon, Harris Selod, Yves Zenou

published as 'The Mechanisms of Spatial Mismatch ' in: Urban Studies, 2007, 44 (12), 2401-2427

IZA Discussion Paper No. 692

Spatial Mismatch, Search Effort and Urban Spatial Structure

Tony E. Smith, Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 54 (1), 129-156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 691

Scale Effects in Markets with Search

Barbara Petrongolo, Christopher A. Pissarides

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (508), 21-44

IZA Discussion Paper No. 690

Contracting with Private Information

Marcus Hagedorn

IZA Discussion Paper No. 689

The Effects of Union Wage-Settings on Firms’ Production Factor Decisions

Almas Heshmati, Ilham Haouas

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2004, 11 (7), 415-420

IZA Discussion Paper No. 688

The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Employment and Wages in Tunisian Industries

Ilham Haouas, Mahmoud Yagoubi, Almas Heshmati

published in: Journal of International Development, 2005, 17 (4), 527-551

IZA Discussion Paper No. 687

Labour-Use Efficiency in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries

Ilham Haouas, Mahmoud Yagoubi, Almas Heshmati

published in: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2003, 1 (3), 195-214

IZA Discussion Paper No. 686

Permanent and Transitory Wage Inequality of British Men, 1975-2001: Year, Age and Cohort Effects

Adriaan Kalwij, Rob Alessie

published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2007, 22 (6), 1063 - 1093

IZA Discussion Paper No. 685

Do We Need Computer Skills to Use a Computer? Evidence from Britain

Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel

published in: Labour, 2006, 20 (3), 505-532

IZA Discussion Paper No. 684

The Rise and Fall of Swiss Unemployment: Relative Demand Shocks, Wage Rigidities, and Temporary Immigrants

Patrick A. Puhani

published as 'Relative Demand Shocks and Relative Wage Rigidities During the Rise and Fall of Swiss Unemployment' in: Kyklos, 2003, 56 (4),541-562

IZA Discussion Paper No. 683

Is Education Used as a Signaling Device for Productivity in Developing Countries? Evidence from Ghana

Eric Strobl

published as "Do employers use education as a signal for ability in developing countries? Evidence from Ghana" in: Applied Economics Letters, 2004, 11(4), 259-261

IZA Discussion Paper No. 682

Vocational Training of Unemployed Workers in Belgium

Bart Cockx

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2003, 49 (1), 23-48

IZA Discussion Paper No. 681

An Adverse Selection Model of Optimal Unemployment Insurance

Marcus Hagedorn, Ashok Kaul, Tim Mennel

published in: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2010, 34 (3), 490-502

IZA Discussion Paper No. 680

Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland: Fakten, Ursachen und Bekämpfung

Marcus Hagedorn, Ashok Kaul

IZA Discussion Paper No. 679