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the evolution of two different forms of productivity (the productivity of labour and total factor productivity … theoretical underpinnings for most debates on the origins of the particular economic growth and productivity gains that have taken …
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In 2003, the French government decided to reform the system managing the different minimum wage regulations and the targeted reductions to employers' social security contributions. The main objective of the reform was to simplify the complex regulations that were created by the progressive...
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unemployment rate, whereas no such relationship is found in other hospitals. This is consistent with public hospitals providing …-hospital employment and local unemployment is stronger the more left-wing the local municipality. This latter result holds especially when …
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impact on aggregate unemployment, native- and foreign-born unemployment rates). We also find that migration is influenced by … host economic conditions (migration responds positively to host GDP per capita and negatively to host total unemployment …
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This paper seeks to gain insights on the relationship between growth and unemployment when considering heterogeneous … growth yields a reduction in the unemployment rates, for unskilled workers not getting trained growth fosters a rise in the … unemployment rates. …
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We explore whether finance influences the impact of labour market institutions on unemployment. Using a data set of 18 … market variables (labour market regulation, union density, coordination in wage bargaining) to unemployment are a ffected by …
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-term economic outlook, namely the Industrial Production Index and the Unemployment Rate. …
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In this paper, we argue that credit market imperfections impact not only the level of unemployment, but also its … steady-state unemployment, but also slow down the transitional dynamics. We then provide an empirical illustration based on a … the persistence of unemployment. …
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Book review of "The Natural Survival of Work: Job Creation and Job Destruction in a Growing Economy". By Pierre Cahuc and André Zylberberg.
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This paper uses repeated cross-section data ISSP data from 1989, 1997 and 2005 to consider movements in job quality. It is first underlined that not having a job when you want one is a major source of low well-being. Second, job values have remained fairly stable over time, although workers seem...
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