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Policies for Inclusive Urbanisation in China

Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...

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Overcoming Skills Shortages in Canada

Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Skills shortages have developed in certain fields and regions in recent years. Earnings premiums for people in some professions, notably health, engineering and skilled trades have increased. And vacancy rates have risen for skilled trades, with the increase being particularly large in Alberta...

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Moving Towards a Single Labour Contract: Pros, Cons and Mixed Feelings

Lepage-Saucier, Nicolas; Schleich, Juliette; Wasmer, Etienne - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

This paper discusses the pros and cons of a single labour contract. After reviewing the current state of dualism in … labour markets and the recent labour reforms in Europe, we discuss the various proposals to eliminate dualism. Next, we … emphasise the costs of dualism and discuss whether they would be addressed by introducing a single labour contract. We notably …

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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

on tertiary education. Labour market dualism creates serious equity concerns, as non-regular workers face significantly … break down dualism, including reduced employment protection for regular workers, alongside improved social insurance …

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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

upward trend in non-regular employment to break down labour market dualism and to encourage greater labour force …

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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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Sustaining Growth in Korea by Reforming the Labour Market and Improving the Education System

Jones, Randall S.; Tsutsumi, Masahiko - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

A well-functioning labour market is essential to sustain rapid economic growth in the face of population ageing. Priorities are to reverse the rising share of non-regular workers, which has negative implications for both growth and equity, and encourage greater employment of women and youth, who...

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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

social security system would help to reverse dualism. Given that non-regular workers receive less firm-based training, it is …

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The Labour Market in Korea: Enhancing Flexibility and Raising Participation

Jones, Randall S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

This paper analyses the increasing dualism in the Korean labour market and the need to encourage greater labour force … and increasing the coverage of the social safety net for non-regular workers would help limit the extent of dualism …

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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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