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difficulties in reconciling employment and work because out-of-school care is insufficiently developed. The tax system should be … market and reduce the bias in favour of the home production of services such as childcare. This paper reviews these issues …
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Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which is concentrated among the Arab-Israeli and Ultra-orthodox (Haredi) communities. Policies include pilot programmes involving private-sector job placement (the “Wisconsin”...
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social security and less training. A comprehensive approach is required to break down dualism, including reduced employment …
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childcare centres. More flexible employment and wage systems would increase the age at which older workers leave firms. For … availability of high-quality, affordable childcare, in part by raising tuition fee subsidies and improving the quality of private …
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entitlements for low income families will further reduce poverty and increase equality. However, the cost of childcare remains high … even after taking childcare benefits into account. Despite significant improvements, childcare expenses will continue to be …
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The rapid expansion of education in Korea is exceptional and has played a key role in its economic development. Sustaining Korea’s growth potential in the face of demographic headwinds requires further improving the education system to boost productivity growth. One priority is to upgrade...
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administration of pre–school and childcare has led to inefficiencies. Education quality in primary and secondary levels reflects lack …
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The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part of the post–secondary education system,...
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not only contributes to Hungary’s low employment rate but encourages long separation from the labour market, has largely … policy focus towards reconciling work and family life. Reasons for under-provision in childcare by local governments are …
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policy instruments such as the tax treatment of second earners (relative to single individuals), childcare subsidies, child … second earners (relative to single individuals), stronger tax incentives to share market work between spouses, childcare … subsidies, and paid maternity and parental leaves Unlike childcare subsidies, child benefits reduce female participation due to …
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