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The impact of employment protection on temporary employment: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design by Hijzen, Alexander, Mondauto, Leopoldo, Scarpetta, Stefano

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Foreign-owned firms around the world: A comparative analysis of wages and employment at the micro-level by Hijzen, Alexander, Martins, Pedro S., Schank, Thorsten, Upward, Richard

“…This paper provides the first microeconomic cross-country analysis of the effects of foreign ownership on wages, employment and worker turnover rates. Using…”
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International Outsourcing, Technological Change, and Wage Inequality by Hijzen, Alexander

“…This paper analyzes the impact of international outsourcing on UK wage inequality during the 1990s by applying the mandated wage approach proposed by Feenstra…”
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The role of short-time work schemes during the global financial crisis and early recovery: A cross-country analysis by Hijzen, Alexander, Martin, Sebastien

“…There has been a strong interest in short-time work (STW) schemes during the global financial crisis. Using data for 23 OECD countries for the period 2004 Q1…”
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The effects at home of initiating production abroad: evidence from matched French firms by Hijzen, Alexander, Jean, Sébastien, Mayer, Thierry

“…Based on matching techniques in combination with a difference-indifference estimator, this paper estimates the effects at home of initiating production abroad…”
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DOES OFFSHORING PAY? FIRM-LEVEL EVIDENCE FROM JAPAN by HIJZEN, ALEXANDER, INUI, TOMOHIKO, TODO, YASUYUKI

“…This article explores the impact of offshoring on productivity using firm‐level data for the Japanese manufacturing industries during the period 1994–2000. We…”
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Job Creation, Job Destruction and the Role of Small Firms: Firm-Level Evidence for the UK by Hijzen, Alexander, Upward, Richard, Wright, Peter W.

“…Evidence on job creation and destruction for the United Kingdom is limited, dated, and refers almost entirely to the manufacturing sector. We use firm‐level…”
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Job mobility, reallocation and wage growth: A tale of two countries by Hijzen, Alexander, Lillehagen, Mats, Zwysen, Wouter

“…Job reallocation is a key driver of aggregate wage growth, but its role in different economic systems remains understudied. This paper takes a comparative view…”
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The limitations of overtime limits to reduce long working hours: Evidence from the 2018 to 2021 working time reform in Korea by Carcillo, Stéphane, Hijzen, Alexander, Thewissen, Stefan

“…This article provides a first assessment of the causal impact of the 2018–2021 reform in Korea meant to combat its long working‐hour culture. The reform…”
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Unemployment and the coverage extension of collective wage agreements by Murtin, Fabrice, de Serres, Alain, Hijzen, Alexander

“…This paper examines how the extension of collective wage bargaining agreements to non-unionized firms affects unemployment. Testing a large number of…”
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More unequal, but more mobile? Earnings inequality and mobility in OECD countries by Garnero, Andrea, Hijzen, Alexander, Martin, Sébastien

“…•On average across countries, only 20% of earnings inequality in a given year evens out over the life cycle as a result of mobility.•The bulk of earnings…”
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The Income Losses of Displaced Workers by Hijzen, Alexander, Upward, Richard, Wright, Peter W.

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The Income Losses of Displaced Workers by Hijzen, Alexander, Upward, Richard, Wright, Peter W.

“…We use a new, matched worker-firm dataset for the United Kingdom to estimate the income loss resulting from firm closure and mass layoffs. We track workers for…”
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Offshoring, labour market institutions and the elasticity of labour demand by Hijzen, Alexander, Swaim, Paul

“…This paper analyses the evolution of the elasticity of labour demand and the possible role of offshoring therein using industry-level data for a large number…”
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Frontal assault versus incremental change: A comparison of collective bargaining in Portugal and the Netherlands by Hijzen, Alexander, Martins, Pedro S, Parlevliet, Jante

“…Collective bargaining has come under renewed scrutiny, especially in Southern European countries, which rely predominantly on sectoral bargaining supported by…”
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The Japanese labour market during the global financial crisis and the role of non-standard work: A micro perspective by Hijzen, Alexander, Kambayashi, Ryo, Teruyama, Hiroshi, Genda, Yuji

“…•This paper analyses employment dynamics during the global financial crisis in Japan.•It compares between the global financial crisis and the 1997 crisis.•It…”
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International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom by Hijzen, Alexander, Görg, Holger, Hine, Robert C.

“…This article investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the UK. It is the first detailed…”
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The role of short-time work schemes during the global financial crisis1 and early recovery: a cross-country analysis by Hijzen, Alexander, Martin, Sebastien

“…There has been a strong interest in short-time work (STW) schemes during the global financial crisis. Using data for 23 OECD countries for the period 2004 Q1…”
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DOES OFFSHORING REDUCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT? by Hijzen, Alexander, Swaim, Paul

“…This paper looks at the implications of offshoring for industry employment whilst explicitly accounting for the scale and technology effects of offshoring. The…”
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Migration, trade and wages by Hijzen, Alexander, Wright, Peter W.

“…This paper analyses the impact of immigration on the UK labour market using the GNP function approach. We find that an increase in the number of unskilled…”
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