No education,no good jobs? Evidence on the relationship between education and labor market segmentation

This paper assesses labor market segmentation across formal and informal salaried jobs and self-employment in three Latin American and three transition countries. It looks separately at the markets for skilled and unskilled labor, inquiring if segmentation is an exclusive feature of the latter. Longitudinal data are used to assess wage differentials and mobility patterns across jobs. To study mobility, the paper compares observed transitions with a new benchmark measure of mobility under no segmentation. It finds evidence of a formal wage premium relative to informal salaried jobs in the three Latin American countries, but not in transition economies. It also finds evidence of extensive mobility across these two types of jobs in all countries, particularly from informal salaried to formal jobs. These patterns are suggestive of a preference for formal over informal salaried jobs in all countries. In contrast, there is little mobility between self-employment and formal salaried jobs, suggesting the existence of barriers to this type of mobility or a strong assortative matching according to workers’ individual preferences. Lastly, for both wage differentials and mobility, there is no statistical difference across skill levels, indicating that the markets for skilled and unskilled labor are similarly affected by segmentation.     

Does don't know mean no? Analysis of 'don't know' responses in dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions

The ‘don't know’ response option in contingent valuation dichotomous choice questions is analysed using data from both willingness to pay and willingness to accept studies. An empirical analysis is conducted to determine whether respondents are stating a response similar to yes or no responses or a middle response. It is found that don't know responses are similar to no responses in the willingness to pay study. In the willingness to accept study, it is found that the ‘don't know’ responses are similar to a middle response. It is further suggested that researchers consider calculating ambivalence bounds when a don't know response is a middle response.     

立足全局,迎难而上,打好基础,深化改革,理顺思路,良性发展

2003年是新一届政府施政的第一年，是我区转变发展观、启动新一轮发展的关键一年。一年来，区政府以“三个代表”重要思想和十六大精神为指导，在市委、市政府和区委的正确领导下，在区人大、政协的监督和支持下，团结和带领全区人民与时俱进，务实创新，胜利完成了区三届人大一次会议确定的年度工作任务。     

人生,政治,经济学

<正>不像其他那些伟大人物,加尔布雷斯在生命的早期并未显示出卓异的特征和禀赋。甚至在他大学毕业之前,都没有显示出成为经济学家的预兆。1931年,作为加拿大     

Regulatory,Technology, Customers

ItishathaPrivilegeandanhonortObePartOfthisdisti~shedpanelopeningAmericasTelecom'96.I'dliketothanktheITUforgivingmethisopportunitytotalkwithyou.IwasPleasedtorealizethatbytravelinghere,I'dnotonlybevisitingabeautifulcity,butthatI'dalsobeinacountlythathassomethingnoothercountryintheworldhas-thereigningWorldCuPsoccerchampions.HostingthemostrecentWorldCupseemedtorekindleaninterestinsoccerintheUnitedStateslackingsincePelearrivedthereacoupleofdecadesago.The1994tournamentcapturedourattention-an…     

Vancouver,Opportunity, Vitality

Boundedbyseaandhackedbymountains,Vancouver,BritishColumbia,isoreoftheWorld'8beautifulcities.RichintraditionsofEurope,AsiaandtheAmericas,theCityisaginuirelyintemationalcommunityeveryone.MetropolitanVancouver's2,800squarekilometresarecorrentlyhoentomethan1.7millioninhabitanst-anumerexpectedtosurpasstwomillionshortlyaftertheturnofthecentury.Vancouverisfullofopportunity'.Itdrawsitsvitalityfromtheimaginationandenergyofitspeople,anditiscontinuouslybynewimmigrantsfromelsewhereinCanadaandtherestof…     

企业家要自觉,自律,创新,学习

企业家要自觉什么是自觉？就是企业家要认识国内外形势和发展,并且能适应这个发展。国内形势比较清楚,正在从计划经济向社会主义市场经济转变。应当肯定,成绩是主要的。当然,在前进中也出现了一些问题,等着我们去解决。我常与外国朋友讲,虽然我们有很长的路要走,但...     

法则,技术,消费者

很荣幸能够出席９６年度美洲电讯大会，同时感谢组委会给我这样一个机会与大家进行交流。能到这里旅行我感到非常欣喜，不仅因为里约热内卢是一座美丽的城市，更重要的是这是一个有着独特风格的国度──世界足球冠军之乡。从球王贝利２０年前赴美访问算起，不久前主办了世界杯足球赛似乎又一次激起了美国人对足球的兴趣。１９９４年的世界杯锦标赛吸引了我们的注意力──甚至引起了我们的联想。特别是在决赛中巴西队戏剧性地战胜了意大利队，作为世界杯赛历史上首次由罚点球决出冠亚军的比赛，导致要求改革比赛规则的呼声越来越高。电讯业也…     

深化改革,苦练内功,迎接挑战

1994年,我厂通过加强企业管理,提高产品质量,降低产品成本,努力扩大生产,企业实现了快速发展,一跃成为同类型水泥企业中规模全国第一、质量广东第一和出厂水泥唯一免检的大型企业,并被评为广东省优秀企业。全年(包括合资企业)共生产“塔牌”水泥和熟料一百多万吨,实现销售收入3亿多元,利税5500多万元。今年以来,受国家继续紧缩银根、控制基建和固定资产投资的影响,我厂水泥生产举步维艰,受到前所未有的冲击。1——2月份共生产水泥16多万吨,虽比去年同期增长27.2%,但实现的销售收入4300万元,仅比去年同期增长