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Age effects in Swedish local labour markets

Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2002

The paper studies the effects of changes in the age structure on aggregate labour market performance using a panel of Swedish local labour markets. The methodology of Shimer (2001) is used for studying the effects of youth cohort size and is extended to include the full age distribution. The...

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The effects of working time reductions on wages, actual hours and equilibrium unemployment

Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2001

This paper extends a general equilibrium model of unemployment and working hours and evaluates the model on a 5 percent …. Furthermore, working time reductions may result in an increase in wage pressure, causing unemployment to rise. …

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Åslund, Olof; Hensvik, Lena; Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2009

We show that immigrant managers are substantially more likely to hire immigrants than are native managers. The finding holds when comparing establishments in the same 5-digit industry and location, when comparing different establishments within the same firm, when analyzing establishments that...

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Inequality in crisis and recovery : revealing the divides: the case of the Republic of Korea

Forbes, Kinisha - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2011

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Inequality in crisis and recovery : revealing the divides: the case of Brazil

Forbes, Kinisha - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2011

crisis, quantitative aspects of employment, namely employment and unemployment rates, improved for women and blacks …

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Measuring decent work with statistical indicators

Anker, Richard; Chernyshev, Igor; Egger, Philippe; … - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002

Explores the conceptual dimensions of decent work and discusses policy issues which can be addressed with decent work indicators. Describes a general approach to measuring decent work with statistical indicators and introduces eleven broad aspects of decent work.

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Socio-economic security and decent work in Ukraine : a comparative view and statistical findings

Chernyshev, Igor - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2006

Based on data from three surveys conducted in Ukraine: the Labour Force Survey-based Modular Decent Work Survey, the Enterprise Labour Flexibility and Security Survey and the People's Security Survey. Analyses the concept of decent work along with other other related concepts, socio-economic...

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Stepping-stones or dead-ends? An analysis of Swedish replacement contracts

Larsson, Laura; Lindqvist, Linus; Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2005

unemployment among job-seekers. Using exact matching on labour market history and personal characteristics we find positive effects … effect of the length is found on unemployment, employment or wages. Overall, the results suggest that receiving a fixed term … contract reduces the risk of future unemployment, and that a longer contract increases the position within the workplace but …

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