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Structural Labor Market Changes in France
Estevão, Marcello M.; Nargis, Nigar - 2021
France posted remarkable gains in employment in the second half of the 1990s, suggesting that, beyond cyclical factors … between real wages and unemployment has improved significantly in France in the second half of the 1990s. Further calculations … suggest that long-term unemployment will decline substantially in France with respect to its average level in the 1990s if …
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Formal and informal labor markets : challenges and policy in the Central and Eastern European new EU members and candidate countries /
Schneider, Friedrich; Burger, Christina - 2004
The paper aims at comparing the formal and informal labour markets in the Central and Eastern European new EU Member States and candidate countries of the European Union. First, the current situation of the labour market is described, focusing on the recent developments since the breaking up of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009748285
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The iceberg decomposition: a parsimonious way to map the health of labour markets
Baert, Stijn - 2020
This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012254253
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The iceberg decomposition : a parsimonious way tomap the health of labour markets
Baert, Stijn - 2020
This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012249694
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Do labor market regulations affect the link between innovation and employment? : evidence from Latin America
Baensch, Laura; Lanzalot, Maria Laura; Lotti, Giulia; … - 2018
The link between innovation and employment is at the center of the policy debate. This paper sheds light on how labor market regulations affect the relationship between different types of innovation and employment in Latin America. We estimate the model developed by Harrison et al. (2014) using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011883600
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The impact of the coronavirus on African American unemployment : lessons from history
Coupet, Ernst; Yamani, Ehab - In: Journal for labour market research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18
In this article, our fundamental research question is to investigate the effect of the Coronavirus (named COVID-19) on the African American labor market. More specifically, we attempt to examine the potential economic impact of COVID-19 on the state of racial disparities among the African...
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Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment in OECD Countries
Nickell, Stephen - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 2, pp. 13-26
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Concepts and Measurement of Labour Market Institutions
Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 4, pp. 40-55
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Cross country differences in job reallocation : the role of industry, firm size and regulations
Haltiwanger, John C.; Scarpetta, Stefano; Schweiger, Helena - 2010
Somewhat surprisingly, cross-country empirical evidence (at least in the cross section) does not seem to support the predictions of standard models that economies with stricter regulations on hiring and firing should have a lower pace of job reallocation. One problem in exploring these issues...
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Minimum Wage, Labor Market and Economic Policy (Salario Mínimo, Mercado Laboral Y Política Económica)
Hernández, Gustavo - 2011
The empirical evidence shows that the effects of the increase in the minimum wage on the labor market are: i) to increase the wage level, nevertheless the effects on every decile of the income distribution are different, and there exists a (effect lighthouse) on the informal sector, and ii) to...
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