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Do migrants take the jobs of native workers?

Constant, Amelie F. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

levels—do not significantly affect native employment in the short term and boost employment in the long term. …

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Short-time work compensations and employment

Cahuc, Pierre - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

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Environmental regulations and labor markets

Deschenes, Olivier - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

employment, especially in sectors exposed to trade and intensive in labor. The limited empirical evidence suggests that the …

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Obesity and labor market outcomes

Averett, Susan L. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...

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Crime and immigration

Bell, Brian - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that...

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Fixed-term contracts

Eichhorst, Werner - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Fixed-term contracts have become a major form of employment in Europe. Available evidence about whether temporary jobs … are a stepping stone to a permanent employment or are a dead end is mixed. The usefulness of these jobs depends on the … institutional and economic environment. Fixed-term contracts can be a pathway from unemployment to employment, but their potential …

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Childcare subsidy policy: What it can and cannot accomplish

Tekin, Erdal - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

employment and reduce welfare dependence among low-income families. Childcare subsidies have been effective in enabling parents …

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The importance of measuring dispersion in firm-level outcomes

Syverson, Chad - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Recent research has revealed enormous variation in performance and growth among firms, which both drives and is driven by large reallocations of inputs and outputs across firms (churning) within industries and markets. These differences in firm-level outcomes and the associated turnover of firms...

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a country’s economy, having a positive influence on the labor...

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Employment effects of green energy policies

Pestel, Nico - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

might affect employment in different ways. A policy shift toward a low-carbon green economy may create new and additional … crowding out of employment in other sectors. In addition, energy prices may increase owing to feed-in tariffs subsidizing …

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