International Journal of Manpower: Volume 39 Issue 1

Sectoral choices and wage differences among Nigerian public, private and self-employees

Fatma Guven-Lisaniler, Gulcay Tuna, Ikechukwu Darlington Nwaka

How does wage employment differ from self-employment in Nigeria? The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of participation and the resulting wage differentials…

The effects of unions on job flows

Dennis Wesselbaum

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the role of unions for job flow rates.

Counterproductive hiring discrimination against women: Evidence from a French correspondence test

Emmanuel Duguet, Loïc du Parquet, Yannick L’Horty, Pascale Petit

Mentioning car and motorcycle licences on a resume sends a signal of strong mobility, which should increase the chances of getting a job in congested traffic areas. The purpose of…

The relationship between flexible employment arrangements and workplace performance in Great Britain

Eleftherios Giovanis

There is an increasing concern on the quality of jobs and productivity witnessed in the flexible employment arrangements. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship…

What is the value of foreign work experience for young return migrants?

Lucia Mýtna Kureková, Zuzana Žilinčíková

The purpose of this paper is to understand the value of foreign work experience for young migrants after their return to the home country labour market and their labour market…

Visionary leadership and employee creativity in China

Lulu Zhou, Shuming Zhao, Feng Tian, Xufan Zhang, Stephen Chen

The purpose of this paper is to explore how visionary leadership influences employees’ creativity in R&D teams in China, and the role of employee knowledge sharing and goal…

Compulsory military service, civilian wages, and retirement decision: Evidence from Korean individual-level data

Hyunjoon Lim

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of veteran status on civilian wages and on retirement age through employing individual-level data.

Firm insurance and sickness absence of employees

Filip Pertold, Niels Westergaard-Nielsen

In Denmark and several other European countries, firms are obliged to cover the first two weeks of sickness. The insurance scheme is provided by government authority and is…

Hiring discrimination, ethnic origin and employment status

Guillaume Pierné

The purpose of this paper is to use the findings of a correspondence testing in order to assess the hiring effects of foreign-origin and employment status in the French…

Apprenticeships, mobility and wages an investigation on French data

Alexandre Lene, Benoit Cart

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effect of mobility on the apprentices’ wages.