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René Böheim

Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and IZA, Germany

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Author

Current position

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

Research interest

Labor economics, population economics, applied microeconometrics

Website

https://www.jku.at/institut-fuer-volkswirtschaftslehre/team/boeheim-rene/

Qualifications

PhD, University of Essex, Colchester, 2002

Selected publications

  • "The gender wage gap in Austria: Eppur si muove!" Empirica 40:4 (2013): 585–606 (with K. Himpele, H. Mahringer, and C. Zulehner).

  • "The employment of temporary agency workers in the UK: For or against the trade unions?" Economica 80:317 (2013): 65–95 (with M. Zweimüller).

  • "Great expectations: Past wages and unemployment durations." Labour Economics 18:6 (2011): 778–785 (with G. T. Horvath and R. Winter-Ebmer).

  • "Dependent self-employment: Workers between employment and self-employment in the UK." Journal of Labour Market Research 42:2 (2009): 182–195 (with U. Mühlberger).

  • "The impact of collective bargaining on employer-provided training in Britain." Industrial Relations—A Journal of Economy & Society 43:3 (2004): 520–545 (with A. L. Booth).

article(s)

  • The effect of early retirement schemes on youth employment Updated

    Keeping older workers in the workforce longer not only doesn’t harm the employment of younger workers, but might actually help both

    René BöheimThomas Nice, October 2019
    The fiscal sustainability of state pensions is a central concern of policymakers in nearly every advanced economy. Policymakers have attempted to ensure the sustainability of these programs in recent decades by raising retirement ages. However, there are concerns that keeping older workers in the workforce for longer might have negative consequences for younger workers. Since youth unemployment is a pressing problem throughout advanced and developing countries, it is important to consider the impact of these policies on the employment prospects of the young.
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  • The labor market in Austria, 2000–2016

    Fifteen years ago Austria was the “better Germany,” but it has failed to keep up over time

    René Böheim, December 2017
    Austria is an interesting economy due to its strong industrial relations with institutionalized collective bargaining over wage negotiations and working conditions. Currently, Austria’s GDP per capita is high, but unemployment, although comparably low on an international scale, is not declining in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The labor market is also characterized by an increasing share of mostly low-skilled foreign workers. High marginal labor taxes discourage low-skilled workers from leaving social assistance.
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