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The US Labour Market Recovery Following the Great Recession

Dunn, Wendy - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

market remain severe. Unemployment duration is still extremely high, and many have withdrawn from the labour market …

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The Labour Market Impact of Rapid Ageing of Government Employees: Some Illustrative Scenarios

Høj, Jens; Toly, Sylvie - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

This paper estimates and discusses some of the potential labour market implications arising from the rapid ageing of government employees in a number of OECD countries. Under alternative scenarios for future public employment policies, available labour resources for the private sector are...

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Coping with Ageing: A Dynamic Approach to Quantify the Impact of Alternative Policy Options on Future Labour Supply in OECD Countries

Burniaux, Jean-Marc; Duval, Romain; Jaumotte, Florence - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

In the face of the substantial ageing of population expected to occur in OECD countries over coming decades, policies that boost labour-force participation attract considerable interest. There remain large cross-country divergences in participation rates that are largely accounted for by...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046125

Coping with the Job Crisis and Preparing for Ageing: The Case of Finland

Braconier, Henrik - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

. With an already low effective retirement age, additional early permanent exit from the labour market needs to be … step in the right direction, but the old–age retirement system should be further adjusted to lower fiscal costs, raise the … minimum retirement age and increase work incentives for older individuals. This Working Paper relates to the 2010 Economic …

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The Effects of Downturns on Labour Force Participation: Evidence and Causes

Duval, Romain; Eris, Mehmet; Furceri, Davide - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

downturns. In particular, early retirement incentives embedded in old-age pension schemes and other social transfer programmes …

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Raising Education Outcomes in Spain

Fuentes, Andrés - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

Impressive progress has been made in raising participation in early childhood education as well as tertiary educational attainment over the past 30 years. However, the inflow of poorly educated youth into the labour market is unusually heavy for a high-income country, largely on account of high...

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Reforming the Labour Market in Japan to Cope with Increasing Dualism and Population Ageing

Jones, Randall S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

The proportion of non-regular workers has risen to one-third of total employment. While non-regular employment provides flexibility and cost reductions for firms, it also creates equity and efficiency concerns. A comprehensive approach that includes relaxing the high degree of employment...

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Labour Market Reforms in Japan to Improve Growth and Equity

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

retirement. More effective vocational training is needed for younger workers. This Working Paper relates to the 2011 OECD …

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Education Reform in Japan

Jones, Randall S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

While Japan has achieved outstanding scores on the PISA exams, further improving educational outcomes is important to sustain growth in the face of rapid population ageing. The government should step up investment in early childhood education and care and integrate childcare and kindergarten to...

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Labour Market, Welfare Reform and Inequality in the United Kingdom

André, Christophe; Garcia, Clara; Giupponi, Giulia; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Employment has risen by more and unemployment has risen less than expected, given the path of output. Nevertheless, long-term and youth unemployment and involuntary part-time work are high. A polarised labour market risks worsening income inequality, which is high by OECD standards, despite a...

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