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 Unemployment duration is still extremely high, and many have withdrawn from the labour market …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

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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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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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Boosting Productivity in Australia

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Barbiero, Omar - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Australia’s productivity growth has decelerated markedly around the turn of the century. Part of the decline is probably temporary, but raising multifactor productivity is key to ensure that living standards continue to grow strongly, especially if the currently strong terms of trade weaken...

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Labour Market and Social Policies to Foster More Inclusive Growth in Sweden

Jamet, Stéphanie; Chalaux, Thomas; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Sweden is a very egalitarian country but inequalities have risen and some groups are poorly integrated into the labour market. For growth to become more inclusive, the gap between the cost of labour and productivity for some groups needs to be reduced, transitions from education to work should...

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Investing Efficiently in Education and Active Labour Market Policies in Slovakia

Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

In Slovakia, educational outcomes are below the OECD average and are too dependent on the socioeconomic background of students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active labour market policies are very low by international...

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Labour Market Policies to Promote Growth and Social Cohesion in Korea

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Labour market reform to improve growth prospects and reduce inequality is a top priority in the face of rapid population ageing and a dualistic labour market. Sustaining output growth requires policies to mitigate the impact of rapid population ageing by increasing labour inputs from...

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