childcare centres. More flexible employment and wage systems would increase the age at which older workers leave firms. For …

the rise in life expectancy would reduce pension costs and increase older workers’ employment, provided it is accompanied …

. More flexible employment and wage systems would increase the age at which older workers leave firms. For young people … break down dualism, including reduced employment protection for regular workers, alongside improved social insurance …

upward trend in non-regular employment to break down labour market dualism and to encourage greater labour force … effective employment protection for regular workers would increase labour market flexibility and human capital. Moreover, such …. The labour force participation of the elderly should be raised by promoting continuous employment and abolishing mandatory …

, and encourage greater employment of women and youth, who are under-represented in the labour force. Attracting more women … to employment requires increasing the availability of childcare, strengthening maternity leave and creating more family …-friendly workplaces. Youth employment rates should be boosted by upgrading tertiary education through stronger competition and closer …

Economists have traditionally been very cautious when studying the interaction between employment and health because of … disorders. By contrast, non-employment and retirement are generally worse for mental health than employment, and overemployment … has a negative effect on health. These findings stress the importance of employment and of adequate working conditions for …

declining. Manufacturing has not brought much new employment, and most of the recent rise in manufacturing employment has been …

empirically-proven to help regain employment; this will require systematic and rigorous evaluation of labour-market programmes and …