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We have modeled the employment/population ratio in the largest developed countries. Our results show that the evolution of the employment rate since 1970 can be predicted with a high accuracy by a linear dependence on the logarithm of real GDP per capita. All empirical relationships estimated in...
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years, accompanied by a steep rise in unemployment, which would be around 11.5% in 2010 in the euro area. However, labour … soften the impact of much higher unemployment levels on Europe's potential rate of growth in the future. …
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, in many African countries, unemployment rates are low and growth is seldom jobless. Regrettably, most of the poor work … long hours and cannot make ends meet while the violation of basic human rights is not uncommon. Again, youth unemployment …, demography and institutions). Thus, at all stages of development, forcing economic production to spread evenly across areas is …
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Expansion of earning opportunities and increment in earning levels are dual objectives of policymakers in developing countries. The structural adjustment programme in India tried to ensure both through higher growth targets, and manufacturing sector has seen the most sweeping changes. It is now...
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Employment creation and wage security have been primary goals of developing countries both from a national and a regional perspective. The present paper analyses the wage-employment scenario in India in the post-reform period with special emphasis on the regional dimension. The workforce...
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Young people account for one fifth of the world’s population and according to the population projections of Planning Commission of India, they contribute to 22.8% of the Indian population. Majority of these young people constitute student population acquiring higher education who may...
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Earning differentials in labour market leads to multidimensional aspects of deprivation and disadvantage. While the ‘deprived’ are excluded from participation in society, such exclusion may also cause deprivation. In economic terms, disparity in labour markets has far-reaching consequences...
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Tertiarisation of labour market has globally been associated with economic progress. But in developing countries, labour market deformities may push people into service economy out of distress also. This paper examines the tertiarisation process in Indian labour market to bring out the reasons...
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In this working paper is presented information on the Portuguese labour market developed with the support of the European project WORKS-“Work organisation and restructuring in the knowledge society”. Is still a on the process article and thus commentaries are welcome. The structure is based...
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institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating … recommends the need for restoring confidence, transforming institutions(procedures), providing specialized assistance, acting …
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