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View article: The gender gap in the wage sensitivity of job transitions: a decomposition analysis
The gender gap in the wage sensitivity of job transitions: a decomposition analysis Open
Previous research shows that female workers are less sensitive to wages in their decision to switch jobs than male workers, and that this could explain a substantial part of the gender wage gap. This paper studies to what extent gender dif…
View article: La persistencia de los estereotipos de género sobre las competencias de liderazgo
La persistencia de los estereotipos de género sobre las competencias de liderazgo Open
Este artículo estudia los estereotipos de género sobre las competencias de liderazgo entre hombres y mujeres, y el efecto del pensamiento estereotipado sobre la autoestima de dichas competencias. Nos basamos en datos de encuestas originale…
View article: JSP volume 52 issue 1 Cover and Back matter
JSP volume 52 issue 1 Cover and Back matter Open
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View article: Subsidized Household Services and Informal Employment: The Belgian Service Voucher Policy
Subsidized Household Services and Informal Employment: The Belgian Service Voucher Policy Open
Labour markets for personal and household services (PHS) are rife with informal employment. Some policies aim to combat informality in PHS with subsidized service vouchers, but their effects are poorly documented. This contribution evaluat…
View article: The digital revolution and the labour economics of automation: A review
The digital revolution and the labour economics of automation: A review Open
This paper reviews the economic literature about the effects of the digital revolution on the labour market, and provides a non-technical introduction to the labour economics of automation. It conceptualizes the digital revolution and desc…
View article: Public Awareness of Nature and the Environment During the COVID-19 Crisis
Public Awareness of Nature and the Environment During the COVID-19 Crisis Open
View article: Insourcen, outsourcen of backsourcen? Het geval van de Brusselse gewestelijke administratie
Insourcen, outsourcen of backsourcen? Het geval van de Brusselse gewestelijke administratie Open
Sinds de jaren 1980 zijn bedrijven en openbare besturen geneigd zich op hun kernactiviteiten te focussen en taken als IT, beveiliging, catering en schoonmaak uit te besteden. De jongste jaren zien we echter een omkering van deze tendens in…
View article: Excess commuting and frictions in the labor market
Excess commuting and frictions in the labor market Open
We propose a model of excess commuting based on search costs in the labor market and show how the equilibrium rate of excess commuting is determined by the degree of geographical job concentration – without neglecting the importance of the…
View article: Insourcing, outsourcing or backsourcing? The case of the Brussels Regional administration
Insourcing, outsourcing or backsourcing? The case of the Brussels Regional administration Open
Since the 1980s, there has been a trend for businesses and public administrations to focus on their core activities, outsourcing tasks such as IT, security, catering and cleaning services. However, in recent years, many organisations have …
View article: Externalisation, internalisation ou réinternalisation ? Le cas de l’administration régionale bruxelloise
Externalisation, internalisation ou réinternalisation ? Le cas de l’administration régionale bruxelloise Open
À partir des années 1980, les entreprises et les administrations publiques ont eu tendance à externaliser des tâches, notamment les services informatiques, de sécurité, de restauration et de nettoyage, afin de se concentrer sur leurs activ…
View article: Mauvais appariement spatial, niveau de scolarité et connaissances linguistiques dans la métropole bruxelloise : une analyse
Mauvais appariement spatial, niveau de scolarité et connaissances linguistiques dans la métropole bruxelloise : une analyse Open
Le mauvais appariement spatial – les demandeurs d’emploi ne résident pas là où se trouvent les emplois – peut constituer une entrave importante sur le marché du travail, surtout pour les groupes vulnérables. Dans cette étude, nous examinon…
View article: Spatial mismatch, education and language skills in the Brussels metropolis: an analysis
Spatial mismatch, education and language skills in the Brussels metropolis: an analysis Open
Spatial mismatch, where job seekers do not live where jobs can be found, can be an important barrier on the labour market, especially for vulnerable groups. In this study we look at the role that spatial mismatch plays in the Brussels metr…
View article: Ruimtelijke mismatch, scholing en talenkennis in de Brusselse metropool: een analyse
Ruimtelijke mismatch, scholing en talenkennis in de Brusselse metropool: een analyse Open
Ruimtelijke mismatch, waarbij werkzoekenden niet wonen waar jobs te vinden zijn, kan een belangrijke barrière zijn op de arbeidsmarkt, vooral voor kwetsbare groepen. In deze studie bekijken we de rol die ruimtelijke mismatch speelt in de B…
View article: Me, myself, and I: self-citation rates are higher in individualist cultures than in collectivist cultures
Me, myself, and I: self-citation rates are higher in individualist cultures than in collectivist cultures Open
Citing your own work when publishing a paper may be seen as a way of promoting yourself in academia, as how frequently a paper is cited is often viewed as a measure of its importance. Previous studies have shown that male authors are more …
View article: Do gender differences in career aspirations contribute to sticky floors?
Do gender differences in career aspirations contribute to sticky floors? Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test hypotheses regarding the importance of employee preferences in explaining sticky floors, the pattern that women are, compared to men, less likely to start to climb the job ladder. Design/methodo…
View article: Do gender differences in career aspirations contribute to sticky floors
Do gender differences in career aspirations contribute to sticky floors Open
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to test hypotheses regarding the importance of employee preferences in explaining sticky floors, the pattern that women are, compared to men, less likely to start to climb the job ladder. Design/metho…
View article: Werkloosheid en loonvorming: Anwar Shaikhs theorie over de klassieke curve toegepast op België
Werkloosheid en loonvorming: Anwar Shaikhs theorie over de klassieke curve toegepast op België Open
View article: Monopsonie in de arbeidsmarkt: bevindingen, trends en beleid
Monopsonie in de arbeidsmarkt: bevindingen, trends en beleid Open
Eén van de centrale uitdagingen voor de arbeidsmarkt van de toekomst wordt “monopsonie” – een situatie van relatief lage lonen en slechte arbeidsvoorwaarden in bepaalde jobs als gevolg van gebrekkige concurrentie. De aandacht voor monopson…
View article: Do Employer Preferences Contribute to Sticky Floors?
Do Employer Preferences Contribute to Sticky Floors? Open
The authors investigate the importance of employer preferences in explaining sticky floors, the pattern in which women are less likely, as compared to men, to start to climb the job ladder. The authors perform a randomized field experiment…
View article: Translocon and cluster genome organization of the antibody genes.
Translocon and cluster genome organization of the antibody genes. Open
The translocon organization (top) of the gene segments as it occurs in camelids to produce the H-chain of classical antibodies and the H-chain of HCAbs. For the former antibody type, one member of the different VH families (shown VH4 and V…
View article: Why are unemployed aged fifty and over less likely to find a job? A decomposition analysis
Why are unemployed aged fifty and over less likely to find a job? A decomposition analysis Open
View article: Waarom komen werkloze 50-plussers moeilijk aan een baan?
Waarom komen werkloze 50-plussers moeilijk aan een baan? Open
View article: It’s a men’s world? Vrouwen maken minder kans op een eerste jobpromotie door werkgeversdiscriminatie
It’s a men’s world? Vrouwen maken minder kans op een eerste jobpromotie door werkgeversdiscriminatie Open