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Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?
Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data....
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Unemployment Vouchers versus Low-Wage Subsidies
Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be … granted to all low-wage earners regardless of their employment history and are of limitless duration. Our analysis indicates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005247692
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Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004
Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
climate of employment relations and union effects on employment growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763571
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A Price for Flexibility? The Temp Agency Wage Gap in Sweden 1998-2008
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Temporary agency employment has grown rapidly in Sweden as in many other countries. The sector was deregulated in the … part of the workers in the sector, the unions are worried about low wages and poor working conditions in the sector. This … workers received between 16 and 18 percent lower wages in 2008. This development appears partly to be explained by a lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884316
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Overeducation among Immigrants in Sweden: Incidence, Wage Effects and State-Dependence
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Datta Gupta, Nabanita; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. In the Swedish context this question is of great policy relevance due to the high levels of refugee migration and inflow of tied movers. Using Swedish register data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010889997
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Receiving Countries' Perspectives: The Case of Sweden
Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Sweden has made its labour market more open for labour immigration since the mid1990s: becoming member of the common labour market of EES/EU in 1994, no transitional rules introduced at the enlargement of European Union in 2004 and 2007, and opening up for labour migration from non-EES/EU...
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Union Decline in Britain
Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
it is quite small in 2004. Negative union effects on employment growth and financial performance are largely confined to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762266
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Labor Market Transparency
Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The labor market differs from other markets in many respects. Most important is that those who supply labor also have to deliver it in person. It means firstly that the work environment and organization of work are important for those who deliver labor, since they are in the work place....
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Employees Who Become Self-Employed: Do Labour Income and Wages Have an Impact?
Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper analyzes the self-employment decision among Swedish-born male employees. The main objective of the paper is … four different measures of success as self-employed: income from self-employment, number of employees, turnover of the firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763909
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The Wage Curve Reloaded
Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
’s theoretical framework: (i) wages are higher in states with more generous unemployment benefits, (ii) the perceived probability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566432