Index
Transitions through the Labor Market
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ISSN: 0147-9121
Publication date: 6 August 2018
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(2018), "Index", Transitions through the Labor Market (Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 46), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 299-304. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0147-912120180000046008
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INDEX
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
, 230, 232, 266, 268, 270
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
, 254, 262
Aggregate demand
, 4, 20
Assets
, 230
Asymmetric information
, 108, 112
Balanced Repeated Replication method
, 194
Bayesian Information Criterion
, 93, 94
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
, 8
Business cycle
, 2, 4–6, 8, 9, 11–13, 15, 16, 19–21, 23, 25–27, 29–31, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 43
Business cycle conditions
measure of
, 8
promotion effects on
, 79–80
Candy Crush Saga
, 190
Capital
human
, 231
social
, 127–162, 167–181
Career Key
, 135
Center for Epidemiological Studies (CES-D)
, 234
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, 233
Communication
, 111
Computer gaming
anticipated impact of
, 189–192
cross-country visualization
, 195–197
decomposition method
, 199–202, 211–214
gender differences in
, 185, 187–192, 199–201, 206, 209, 216, 218, 219
individual and family characteristics
, 197–198
intense gaming, determinants of
, 214–217
pooled analyses
, 202–205
school variables
, 198–199
within-school-year models
, 206–211
Concern for others
, 128, 130, 132, 133, 138, 140, 141, 147–152, 155, 157, 160, 175–177
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 128, 155
Current Population Survey (CPS)
, 3–8, 10–12, 14–15, 17–19, 22–24, 26–28, 30–35, 38, 39
Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORG)
, 4
Current Population Survey
, 80
Decennial Census 2000 (DC)
, 135, 137, 138, 140, 145–146, 152, 160
Delayering, on wages
, 108–112, 119–122, 125, 126
Diablo III
, 190
Dynamic simulation of health model
, 239–240
Effective ability, of the worker
, 79
Employment
racial differences in
, 2–9, 11–23, 25, 29, 36–39, 43–53
re-employment
, 9, 20–21
self-employment
, 5
see also Unemployment
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
, 189–191, 195
Factor analysis
, 138, 175–177
Fair Labor Standards Act
, 57
Fast track, of promotion
, 74–79, 86, 89, 91, 94, 98, 101, 103, 104
Functional area, impact on promotion
, 74–76, 79–81, 91, 95, 99–105
Gender differences, in computer gaming
, 185, 187–192, 199–201, 206, 209, 216, 218, 219
Gender math gap
, 186–187, 189, 191, 196, 197, 205, 206, 209, 211, 216, 218
Graduated minimum wage
, 55–68, 71–72
noncompliance with
, 57
optimal consumption with
, 62–67
social welfare with
, 60–62
social welfare without
, 59–60
Great Recession
, 3–6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 19–21, 23, 25, 29, 36–43
Gross Domestic Product
, 5
Gross national product (GNP)
, 5
Guild Wars 2
, 190
Health
index
, 232–233, 268–270
insurance
, 244–247
model, dynamic simulation of
, 239–240
model, estimates of
, 234–236
role in retirement
, 229–266, 268–297
states, transitions among
, 236–237, 276–284
status, retirement simulations in
, 256–259
structural modeling
, 245, 266
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
, 230, 232–235, 239, 243, 247, 248, 252, 264, 268, 271–272
Heterogeneity, in promotion
, 74–80, 82, 89–104
High-productivity workers, graduated minimum wage for
, 56, 58–68, 72
Human capital
, 231
Implicit contract model
, 80
Information and communication technologies (ICT)
, 184–187, 189, 192–194, 202–208, 210–211, 216–218, 224–225
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
, 192
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
, 194
Internet
, 184–187, 189, 193–195, 197, 198, 205, 206, 209, 214, 216, 218
Item response theory (IRT)
, 232–233, 269
Job assignment model
, 78, 79, 82
Job title change, and promotion
, 83, 85, 88
Knowledge acquisition
, 111
Labor force transitions
, 17–19
Labor market conditions, and promotion
, 101–102
Labor market transitions
indicator for
, 7–8
across labor force states
, 25–36
monthly probabilities
, 21–25
racial differences in
, 1–43, 45–53
Labor supply
, 230, 240, 241
Layoffs
, 243
Leisure
, 231
Linear probability model (LPM)
, 12, 19, 20, 36
Lower body mobility
, 232
Low-productivity workers, graduated minimum wage for
, 56–68
Market-based tournament model
, 108, 109, 111, 121
Massively multiplayer online (MMO) games
, 185, 187, 189, 192, 195, 199, 209–214, 218
Math test scores, gender gap in
, 186–187, 189, 191, 196, 197, 205, 206, 209, 210, 214, 216, 219
Medical conditions
, 233, 271
changing, effects of
, 264
groups, transitions among
, 237–239
personal characteristics affecting
, 234, 271–276
Medical expenditures
, 244–247, 285–286
Medicare
, 245–247
Minority
, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 25, 29, 38, 39, 43
Music downloading
, 184–186, 195
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
, 2
National Center for Health Statistics
, 233
National Death Index
, 235
National Health Interview Survey
, 233
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1990)
, 81
Natural rate of unemployment (NRU)
, 8
Noncompliance, with graduated minimum wage
, 57
Nonpublic data
, 129
Nonsocial occupations
, 128–130, 134, 140, 142–143, 159–162
classification of
, 135–136, 167–169
sample means
, 145–147
selection of
, 142–143
wages in
, 153–158
Nursing home expenditures
, 247–248, 287–288
Occupational choice
, 128–130, 133–134, 139–141, 147, 151, 157, 162
expected wage differentials in, role of
, 144
structural equation
, 158–160
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
, 136, 169–173
Optimal income taxation
, 63
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
, 192, 194
Pain
, 232
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
, 80
Pareto improvement, in optimal income taxation
, 56, 64
Pay grade advancement, and promotion
, 83, 86–88
Proclivity
, 234
retirement simulations in
, 259–262
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
, 184–186, 188, 189, 192–195, 197–199, 202–204, 206–213, 216–217, 223–227, 228
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
, 192
Promotion
defined
, 81
determinants, in corporate hierarchies
, 73–105
econometric model
, 89–94
in economics literature
, 77–80
effect on business cycle conditions
, 79–80
fast track of
, 74–79, 86, 89, 91, 94, 98, 101, 103, 104
functional area’s impact on
, 74–76, 79–81, 91, 95, 99–105
heterogeneity in
, 74–80, 82, 89–104
labor market conditions and
, 101–102
self-reported
, 82
Racial differences, in labor market transitions
, 1–43, 45–53
Racial unemployment gap
, 4–6
Randomized control trials (RCT)
, 187
Reduced-form probit estimation
, 178–179
Re-employment
, 9, 20–21
Retiree health insurance
, 245–246, 254, 265
Retirement, role of health in
, 229–266, 268–297
basic retirement and saving model
, 240–243
budget set elements
, 248–249
dynamic simulation of health model
, 239–240
estimation
, 251–254
health index
, 232–233, 268–270
health model, estimates of
, 234–236
layoffs
, 243
medical conditions
, 233, 271
medical expenditures and health insurance
, 244–247, 285–286
nursing home expenditures
, 247–248, 287–288
personal characteristics and proclivities
, 234, 271–276
simulations
, 254–264, 288–297
Social Security Disability Insurance
, 243–244, 265, 284–285
solutions
, 250–251
specification and constraints
, 240–249
stochastic specification
, 249–250
transitions among health states
, 236–237, 276–284
transitions among medical condition groups
, 237–239
Robustness tests
, 160–161
Self-employment
, 5
Self-reported health
, 232
Self-selection
, 128, 129, 133, 144, 187, 202
SIMS 3
, 190
Single-player games (SPGs)
, 185, 187, 189, 194–195, 209, 211–213, 218
Slot constraint
, 109, 124
Sociability
, 128–130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 141, 148–152, 154–155, 157, 160, 161, 173, 175–177
Social capital
defined
, 130–131
estimation of
, 137–139, 148–153
potential endogeneity of
, 144
role in wage determination
, 127–162, 167–181
Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey (SCCBS)
, 137–138, 144, 152
Social occupations
, 128–130, 134, 140, 159–162
classification of
, 135–136
sample means
, 145–147
selection of
, 142–143
wages in
, 153–158
Social occupations, wage determination in
, 127–162, 167–181
challenges and solution
, 136
implications of
, 161–162
occupational choice
, 133–134
robustness tests
, 160–161
social and nonsocial occupations
, 135–136, 153–158
social capital
, 130–133, 137–139, 148–153
structural occupational choice equation
, 158–160
switching regression model
, 140–147
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
, 243–244, 265, 284–285
Social welfare
, 56–59
with graduated minimum wage
, 60–62
without graduated minimum wage
, 59–60
Spot market model
, 80
Structural modeling
, 245, 266
Swimming upstream factor
, 187–189, 218
Switching regression model, of occupation wages with selection
, 128, 134, 135, 140–147
sample means
, 145–147
social and nonsocial occupations
, 142–143
social capital, potential endogeneity of
, 144
social occupation wage differential, decomposition of
, 143–144
Technology
change
, 121
and wage distribution
, 119–121
Three-layer model
, 116–119
Tournament
, 108, 111, 114–116, 121, 124
theory
, 82
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS)
, 192
Two-layer model
, 113–116
Unemployment
, 80
exit rates
, 12, 21
racial differences in
, 2–23, 25, 29, 36–39, 43–53
see also Employment
Universal health insurance, simulations of
, 262–263
Upper body agility
, 232
Wage(s)
delayering on
, 108–112, 119–122, 125, 126
distribution
, 107–122, 124–126
inequality
, 111, 121
technology effect on
, 119–121
Wage determination, in social occupations
, 127–162, 167–181
challenges and solution
, 136
implications of
, 161–162
occupational choice
, 133–134
robustness tests
, 160–161
social and nonsocial occupations
, 135–136, 153–158
social capital
, 130–133, 137–139, 148–153
structural occupational choice equation
, 158–160
switching regression model
, 140–147
Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit program
, 57
Work Opportunity Tax Credit program
, 57
World Bank Indicators
, 193
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
, 190
- Prelims
- Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession
- The Optimal Graduated Minimum Wage and Social Welfare
- Promotion Determinants in Corporate Hierarchies: An Examination of Fast Tracks and Functional Area
- Flattening Firms and Wage Distribution
- Wage Determination in Social Occupations: The Role of Individual Social Capital
- Computer Gaming and the Gender Math Gap: Cross-Country Evidence among Teenagers
- The Role of Health in Retirement
- Index