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Wage setting protocols and labor market conditions: Theory and evidence 工资设定协议与劳动力市场条件：理论与证据
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102806
Stanislav Rabinovich , Brenda Samaniego de la Parra , Ronald Wolthoff
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Work meaning and fair wages 工作的意义和公平的工资
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102808
Thimo De Schouwer , Elisabeth Gsottbauer , Iris Kesternich , Heiner Schumacher
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Tuition fees and academic (in)activity 学费和学术活动
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102809
Johannes Berens , Leandro Henao , Kerstin Schneider
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Gender norms and child penalties 性别规范和儿童惩罚
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102770
Radine Rafols
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Inequality in pension contribution gaps1 养老金缴纳差距的不平等
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102807
Salvador Valdés-Prieto , Samuel Leyton
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First generation college students and peer effects 第一代大学生和同伴效应
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102768
Michael S. Kofoed , Todd R. Jones
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Career concerns as public good: The role of signaling for open source software development 作为公共利益的职业关注：开放源代码软件开发的信号作用
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102800
Lena Abou El-Komboz, Moritz Goldbeck
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The impact of flexibility at work on fertility 工作灵活性对生育能力的影响
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102787
Bernt Bratsberg , Selma Walther
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Disentangling structural change, servitization, and skill-biased change 拆解结构变化、服务化和技能偏向的变化
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102778
Dominik Boddin , Thilo Kroeger
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The Hedgehog’s curse: Knowledge specialization and displacement loss 刺猬的诅咒：知识专业化和位移损失
IF 2.6 2区 经济学
Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102769
Victor Hernandez Martinez , Hans A. Holter , Roberto Pinheiro
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