International Journal of Manpower: Volume 37 Issue 1
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An interdisciplinary journal on human resources, management & labour economicsTable of contents
The effectiveness of vocational versus general secondary education: Evidence from the PISA 2012 for countries with early tracking
Julia Kuzmina, Martin CarnoyThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relative academic effectiveness of vocational education in three countries with early tracking systems: Austria, Croatia, and Hungary…
The extent and determinants of precarious employment in Europe
Lefteris Kretsos, Ilias LivanosThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent and determinants of the so-called precarious employment across Europe and using different measures and based on individual’s…
Industry- and occupation-specific human capital: evidence from displaced workers
Sérgio Lagoa, Fátima Suleman– The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of industry and occupation skills on the wages of displaced workers due to firm closure.
Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany
Stephan HumpertThe purpose of this paper is to observe sexual orientation-based differences in German incomes. Gay men and lesbian women sort themselves into different occupations and sectors…
Immigrant job satisfaction: the Australian experience
T. Kifle, P. Kler, S. ShankarThe purpose of this paper is to study the level of job satisfaction among Australian immigrants relative to the native-born over time as a measure of their labour market…
Educational mismatch and job aspirations: A subjective wellbeing analysis using quantile regression
Maria del Mar Salinas-Jiménez, Joaquín Artés, Javier Salinas-JiménezThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between education, job aspirations and subjective well-being. This analysis is done across the entire well-being…
Job-major match and job satisfaction in Italy
Giovanna Boccuzzo, Luigi Fabbris, Omar PaccagnellaThe purpose of this paper is to study how graduates’ jobs may be determined by their educational performances and social background. In particular, the authors investigate…
Ethnic concentration and economic outcomes of natives and second-generation immigrants
Emma NeumanThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between childhood neighbourhood ethnic composition and short- and long-run economic outcomes of second-generation immigrants…
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- Professor Adrian Ziderman