Achim D. Schmillen’s publications
Academic
publications
Publications in peer
reviewed journals
“Effects of Mass Layoffs on Local Employment: Evidence from
Geo-Referenced Data” (joint
with Philipp vom Berge; Journal of Economic Geography, forthcoming)
“The
Aggregate Gains of Eliminating Gender and Ethnic Gaps in the Malaysian Labor
Market” (joint
with David Cuberes and Marc Teignier; Journal of Asian Economies,
forthcoming)
“From Farms to Factories and Firms: Structural Transformation and Labor
Productivity Growth in Malaysia” (joint with Amanina Abdur
Rahman; Asian Economic Papers, forthcoming)
“The Determinants of
China’s Minimum Wage Rates” (joint with Michael Stops and Dewen Wang; China
& World Economy; forthcoming)
“Fringe Benefits, Self-Selection, and the Public/Private Compensation
Differential” (Journal of Development Studies, 2022, Vol.
58: 1140-1159)
“The Vulnerability of Jobs to Mobility Restrictions:
Malaysia’s Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic” (joint with Amanina
Abdur Rahman and Alyssa Farha Jasmin; Journal of Southeast Asian Economies,
Vol. 39, 2022)
“Two-Tier Earnings Structures and Labor Market Reform” (Applied
Economics Letter, 2022, Vol. 29: 993:1000)
“Vocational Education, Occupational Choice and Unemployment over the
Professional Career” (Empirical Economics, 2019, Vol. 57:
805-838)
“The Scars of Youth: Effects of
Early-Career Unemployment on Future Unemployment Experience” (joint
with Matthias Umkehrer; International
Labour Review, 2018, Vol. 156, No. 3–4: 465–494)
“Sometimes, Winners Lose: Economic
Disparity and Indigenization in Kazakhstan” (joint with Ira N.
Gang; Journal of Comparative Economics,
2017, Vol. 45, No. 3: 605–621)
“Improving Learning Outcomes in South
Asia: Findings from a Decade of Impact Evaluations” (joint with
Salman Asim, Robert S. Chase and Amit Dar; World
Bank Research Observer, 2017, Vol. 21, No. 1: 75–106)
“The Exporter Wage Premium
Reconsidered: Distances, Destinations and Linked Employer-Employee Data”
(Review of Development Economics,
2016, Vol. 20, No. 2: 531–546)
“Showing
Off to the New Neighbors? Income, Socioeconomic Status and Consumption Patterns
of Internal Migrants” (joint with Alexander
M. Danzer, Barbara Dietz and Kseniia Gatskova; Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, Vol. 42, No. 1: 230–245)
“Are Wages Equal across Sectors of Production? A Panel Data Analysis for
Tradable and Non-Tradable Goods” (The Economics of Transition, 2013, Vol. 21, No. 4: 655–682)
“The Penn Effect and Transition: The New EU Member States in
International Perspective” (joint with Richard Frensch; Comparative Economic Studies, 2013,
Vol. 55, No. 1: 99–119)
“Distribution and Determinants of Lifetime Unemployment” (joint
with Joachim Möller; Labour Economics, 2012, Vol. 19, No. 1: 33–47)
“Can We Identify Balassa-Samuelson Effects with Measures of Product
Variety?” (joint with Richard Frensch; Economic Systems,
2011, Vol. 35, No. 1: 98–108)
Books
“Balancing Worker Protection and Labor Market Flexibility in China”
(also published in Chinese; jointly edited with Dewen Wang; The
World Bank Group, 2021)
Working papers and chapters
in edited volumes
“The Coal Transition: Mitigating Social and Labor Impacts” (joint
with Wendy Cunningham; World Bank Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper
No. 21-05, 2021)
“Vietnam's Labor Market Institutions, Regulations, and Interventions:
Helping People Grasp Work Opportunities in a Risky World” (joint with Truman C. Packard; World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper No. 7587, 2016)
“Mobiliteit tussen beroepen in Duitsland: Een
netwerkanalyse” (in Dutch; joint with Per
Kropp; in: Over bruggen, gaten en witte
paters. Sociaal kapitaal in sociologisch onderzoek. Liber Amicorum voor Henk
Flap, Beate Volker (Ed.), Rozenberg Publishers, 2012)
“Migration and Remittances in Kazakhstan: First Evidence from a Household
Survey” (joint with Barbara Dietz and Kseniia Gatskova; OEI Working Paper No. 304, 2011)
Policy papers and World
Bank publications
Global / Regional
“Causes and Impacts of Job Displacements and Public Policy Responses”
(lead author)
“From Jobs Crisis to Jobs
Recovery: A Practical Guide to the Jobs Response to COVID-19 in East Asia and
the Pacific” (lead author)
“Social Safety Nets in Middle-Income
Countries and High-Income Countries: Objectives, Financing, Integration and
Performance” (lead author)
“Income Inequality and Labor Market Regulations: A Comparative Analysis”
(lead author)
“Managing Coal Mine Closure: Achieving a Just Transition for All”
(co-author)
“The Future of Work: Race with – not against – the Machine” (also in Spanish; co-author)
“Migrating to Opportunity: Overcoming Barriers to Labor Mobility in
Southeast Asia” (co-author)
Bhutan
“Bhutan’s Labor Market: Toward Gainful Quality Employment for All”
(lead author)
“Evidence and Data Gaps on
Bhutan's Labor Market” (lead author)
“Identifying the Poor in
Bhutan: An Illustrative Example of Proxy Means Test as a Means for Poverty
Targeting” (co-author)
“Hydropower Impact and Public Finance Reform towards Economic Self
Reliance” (contributor)
China
“Can Minimum Wages Reduce
Poverty? Evidence from Urban China” (co-author)
“Heating Subsidy Reform in Urumqi:
Options and Recommendations” (co-author)
Germany
“Verfestigung von früher Arbeitslosigkeit: Einmal
arbeitslos, immer wieder arbeitslos?” (in German; co-author)
“Lebensverdienste nach Qualifikation: Bildung lohnt
sich ein Leben lang” (in German; co-author)
“Berufliche Mobilität in Deutschland: Eine Untersuchung
mit Hilfe der Netzwerkanalyse“ (in German; co-author)
“Verteilung von Arbeitslosigkeit im Erwerbsleben:
Hohe Konzentration auf wenige – steigendes Risiko für alle“ (in German;
co-author)
Malaysia
“A Silver Lining: Productive and Inclusive Aging for Malaysia”
(lead author)
“Policy Options to Support
Foreign Workers in Malaysia during the COVID-19 Pandemic” (lead author)
“Mitigating the Impact of
COVID-19 on the Bottom 40 Percent in Malaysia” (lead author)
“Breaking Barriers: Toward Better Economic Opportunities for Women in
Malaysia” (lead author)
“Management Practices in Malaysia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
(lead author)
“Surviving the Storm: Malaysia Economic Monitor #22” (lead
author of special topic)
“Aiming High: Navigating the Next Stage of Malaysia’s Development”
(co-author)
“The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19: Review and Implications for
Malaysia” (co-author)
“Expanding Old-Age Income
Protection to Informal Workers” (co-author)
“Monitoring Occupational Shortages: Lessons from Malaysia’s Critical
Occupations List” (co-author)
“Realizing Human Potential: Malaysia Economic Monitor #19” (co-author
of special topic)
Mongolia
“Perceptions of Precariousness: A Qualitative Study of Constraints
Underlying Gender Disparities in Mongolia's Labor Market” (lead
author)
“Options for Immediate
Fiscal Adjustment” (contributor)
“Progress in Reducing
Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity” (contributor)
“Economic and Social
Priorities for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth” (contributor)
Indonesia / Philippines /
Vietnam
“Trade Liberalization and
Labor Mobility in the ASEAN Region – Simulation Results for Indonesia” (co-author)
“Investing in Skills to Promote Inclusive Growth in Mindanao”
(co-author)
“Vietnam 2035 – Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity, and Democracy”
(also in Vietnamese; contributor)