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Contracts, Hold-Up, and Labor Markets. [PDF]
Journal of Economic Literature, 1997 The implications for labor markets of contracts to avoid investments without wages increasing with tenure. With turnover costs, fixed but renegotiable wages can protect general investments by both firm and employee, and generate wage stickiness without adversely affecting employment.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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The Perfect Storm: Graduating in a Recession in a Segmented Labor Market
Social Science Research Network, 2017 IZA DP No. 10597 februAry 2017 The Perfect Storm: Graduating in a Recession in a Segmented Labor Market* This paper analyzes the effects of entry labor-market conditions on workers’ career in Spain, a country well known for its highly segmented labor ...
Daniel Fernandez-Kranz +1 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
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Job Satisfaction in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia: Between Hope and Hardship
SAGE OpenThis study examines job satisfaction in Egypt and Tunisia following the 2011 Arab Spring, with a focus on how labor market conditions and workplace characteristics shaped worker well-being during this critical period of political and economic transition.
Abdelhalem Mahmoud Shahen +1 more
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Economic Shocks and Labor Market Flexibility
The Journal of human resources, 2017 We test how labor markets adjust to large, but temporary, economic shocks in a context in which such shocks are common. Using an individual-level panel, from 1,140 Philippine municipalities over 26 quarters, we find that workers in areas affected by ...
S. Franklin, Julien Labonne
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Labor markets and health: an integrated life course perspective
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2016 Current work and health research is fragmented, focusing on jobs, exposures, specific worker groups, work organization, or employment contracts. An emphasis on the labor market in framing the work and health relationship conceptualizes work not only as ...
Benjamin C Amick +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2020 A firm’s expectation about the future business cycle is an important determinant of the decision to train apprentices, especially as German firms typically offer apprenticeships to either fill future skilled worker positions, or as a substitute for other
Samuel Muehlemann +2 more
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