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alternative unemployment rates that are sharply higher in Romania and moderately higher in Estonia and Russia. … transition economy labor markets. We analyze microdata on detailed labor force survey responses in Russia, Romania, and Estonia … to measure nonstandard, boundary forms and alternative definitions of employment and unemployment. Our calculations show …
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The essays in this volume, authored by close friends, associates and students, pay tribute to Sar Levitan and the enduring mark he left on the field of social policy. The book is loosely organized around the method of analysis taught and practiced by Levitan: identifying problems through the...
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The authors argue that the pattern of social policy in developing countries is determined by two key factors: the domestic political influence of formal sector workers (who provide the most substantial roadblock to reform), and the absolute income level (gross domestic product per capita) of the...
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This book examines the nature of the workforce development and UI policy decisions made nationwide in response to the recession, state and local administrators’ perspectives on the policy developments and economic challenges, and implementation of key Recovery Act provisions, with a particular...
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. In labor markets with high unemployment, such employment changes may have significant net efficiency benefits, which …
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