by behavioral adjustments yet which are of considerable importance to one’s quality of life: employment, earnings and …

We analyze the impact of the UK national minimum wage (NMW) on the employment of young workers. The previous literature …, we find a significant and negative employment effect for male workers at 21, which we believe to be an anticipation … effect on employment of young workers, with this effect possibly occurring already well in advance of reaching the threshold …

, we observe interesting patterns in the skill composition, employment opportunities and wages for migrants to the …

We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers … differences in the employment behavior of East and West German mothers. German family policy sets incentives particularly for low … employment differences as East German women with low earnings potentials appear to adopt West German low employment patterns over …

, employment, and timing of first births after World War II. We find that the diffusion of the pill might have played an important … role in explaining the observed rise in female education and employment since the 1960s. But without equal opportunities …

This paper studies theoretically and empirically why and how labor policies may reduce productivity and employment in …