In: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2015, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 381-404
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO010.
This thesis is composed of three different chapters focusing on labour market policies, unemployment and the construction industry. The analyses aim to contribute to the microeconomic theory, proving three different concepts of externally caused variations, affecting both, the labour market equilibrium and the production function. In detail, the first part analyses the employment effects of...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO004.
This thesis contributes to labour economics by considering a wide range of factors influencing career paths, transitions to self- employment and duration in entrepreneurship. In the past literature, several studies have analysed labour market outcomes, transitions and durations. Nevertheless, there is the need of knowing more about the influence of individual and background characteristics on...
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In: International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, vol. 21, no. 2, p. 198-227
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In: Journal of Labor Research, 2014, vol. 35, no. 4, p. 412-422
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In: Review of economics and statistics, 2017, vol. 99, no. 1, p. 180-183
Previous research found that less accommodating caseworkers are more success- ful in placing unemployed workers into employment. This paper explores the causal mechanisms behind this result using semiparametric mediation analysis. Analysing rich linked jobseeker-caseworker data for Switzerland, we find that the positive employment effects of less accommodating caseworkers are not driven by a ...
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In: Berliner Journal für Soziologie, 2008, vol. 18, no. 3, p. 370-400
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In: Annals of Actuarial Science, 2012, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 381-400
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Regions, independent of their geographic level of aggregation, are known to be interrelated partly due to their relative locations. Similar economic performance among regions can be attributed to proximity. Consequently, a proper understanding, and accounting, of spatial liaisons is needed in order to effectively forecast regional economic variables. Several spatial econometric techniques are...
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