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Employment changes and job openings for new entrants in nursing and caring occupations in Australia

Shah, Chandra; Long, Michael - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 6 (2003) 3, pp. 453-472

The composition of the nursing and caring workforce in Australia has changed substantially over the last 15 years. The workforce has an older age profile, works shorter hours and employs substantially more carers. In spite of the ageing of the population and a substantial increase in the number...

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Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time

Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009

We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects.

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Dynamics of Poor Health and Non-employment

Haan, Peter; Myck, Michal - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009

While there is little doubt that the probability of poor health increases with age, and that less healthy people face a more difficult situation on the labour market, the precise relationship between facing the risks of health deterioration and labour market instability is not well understood....

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Unemployment and the Wellbeing of Children aged 5-10 Years

Gray, Matthew; Taylor, Matthew - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 14 (2011) 2, pp. 153-172

The extent to which an increase in the unemployment rate has an effect on children’s wellbeing is not well understood …. This article provides estimates of the potential impact of an increase in the unemployment rate on behavioural and … unemployment rate leads to an increase in the number of children with behavioural or emotional problems. This finding underscores …

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Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work: The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction

Gash, Vanessa; Mertens, Antje; Gordo, Laura Romeu - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010

This paper asks whether part-time work makes women happy. Previous research on labour supply has assumed that as workers freely choose their optimal working hours on the basis of their innate preferences and the hourly wage rate, outcome reflects preference. This paper tests this assumption by...

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