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, employment and investment over the 2009-2012 period 1 . The sector considered embraces not only the activities directly connected … employment). Brussels Airport is the country’s biggest airport in terms of passenger traffic, but has seen its leading position …. Charleroi and Liège are the fastest growing airports in terms of value added and employment. With the exception of Ostend, the …
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This study assesses the economic importance of air transport and airport activities in Belgium in terms of employment … direct and indirect value added (or 1.8 % of Belgium’s GDP), and provided direct or indirect employment for 80,300 people in … full-time equivalents (or 2 % of domestic employment in FTE). Brussels Airport was the one most affected by the decline in …
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effects on native unskilled wages, employment and occupational mobility. …
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We revisit the minimum wage-employment debate, which is as old as the Department of Labor. In particular, we assess new … heterogeneity and conclude that minimum wages in the United States have not reduced employment. We explore the ability of these …
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We review the burgeoning literature on the employment effects of minimum wages - in the United States and other … wide range of existing estimates and, accordingly, a lack of consensus about the overall effects on low-wage employment of … view that the minimum wage reduces the employment of low-wage workers is clearly incorrect. A sizable majority of the …
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that minimum wages reduce employment, with the exception of high school dropouts. In contrast, evidence strongly suggests … that the EITC boosts employment of young women (although not teenagers). We also explore how minimum wages and the EITC … the EITC boosts employment and earnings for minority women, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage appears to …
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(STEM) on employment and wages in Canadian geographical areas during the period 1991-2006. Canadian policies select … Scientists and Engineers during the period 1991-2006. Then we analyze their impact on the employment and wages of college and non …-college educated Canadian-born (native) workers. We find significant positive effects on the wages and (to a lesser extent) employment …
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-savings" effect they may leave unaffected, or even increase, total native employment of less skilled workers. Our model also predicts … positive net effect on native employment while offshoring has no effect on it. We also find some evidence that offshoring has …
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