IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1296

Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey

Robert W. Fairlie, Alicia Robb

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2007, 60 (2), 225-245

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1294

A Collective Retirement Model: Identification and Estimation in the Presence of Externalities

Pierre-Carl Michaud, Frederic Vermeulen

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (2), 159-167

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1293

Nascent Entrepreneurs

Joachim Wagner

published in: Simon C. Parker (ed.), The Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures (International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, Vol. 3), New York: Springer 2006, 15-37

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1292

Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital

Robert W. Fairlie, Alicia Robb

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25 (2), 289-323

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1290

Does Employment Protection Reduce the Demand for Unskilled Labor?

Kirsten Daniel, W. Stanley Siebert

published in: International Economic Journal, 2005, 19 (2), 197-222

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1288

Women's Hours of Market Work in Germany: The Role of Parental Leave

Monika Merz

published in: R. Goméz-Salvador et al. (eds.), Labour Supply and Incentive to Work in Europe, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1287

What Accounts for International Differences in Student Performance? A Re-Examination Using PISA Data

Thomas Fuchs, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Empirical Economics, 2007, 32 (2-3), 433-464

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1281

The Effect of Health Changes and Long-Term Health on the Work Activity of Older Canadians

Doreen Au, Thomas F. Crossley, Martin Schellhorn

revised version published in: Health Economics, 2005, 14 (10), 999-1018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1280

Why Do Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Have Such Low Incomes?

Pernilla Andersson Joona, Eskil Wadensjö

published in: Brussels Economic Review / Cahiers Economique de Bruxelles, 2006, 48 (1-2), 43-71

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1274

Why Are Fertility and Women's Employment Rates So Low in Italy? Lessons from France and the U.K.

Daniela Del Boca, Silvia Pasqua, Chiara D. Pronzato

published in: Labour, 2005, 19 (s1), 51-79

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1272

Determinants of Employment Growth at MNEs: Evidence from Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam

Sumon K. Bhaumik, Saul Estrin, Klaus Meyer

published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2007, 49 (1), 61-80

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1268

Labor Market Institutions, Wages, and Investment

Jörn-Steffen Pischke

published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2005, 51 (1), 47-75

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1265

High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe

Thomas K. Bauer

published in: RWI-Mitteilungen, 2003/2004, 54/55 (1), 57-85

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1264

Unions, Training, and Firm Performance: Evidence from the British Workplace Employee Relations Survey

John T. Addison, Clive R. Belfield

published as 'Unions, Training, and Firm Performance' in: Journal of Labor Market Research/Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung, 2007, 40 (4), 361-381

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1261

Why Do Part-Time Workers Earn Less? The Role of Worker and Job Skills

Barry Hirsch

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2005, 58 (4), 525-551

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1256

Do Financial Incentives Promote the Employment of the Disabled?

Sher Verick

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1251

Joint Estimation of Sequential Labor Force Participation and Fertility Decisions Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques

Kenneth Troske, Alexandru Voicu

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (1), 150-169

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1248