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The economic crisis in the early 1990s brought about a dramatic increase in unemployment and a similar decrease in … labor force participation. Unemployment declined afterwards, but stabilized at around 6-7% - more than twice as high as … before the crisis. Today, the unemployment rate is lower than the EU average, though Sweden no longer stands out in this …
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Studies find that technological change has contributed to the decline in manufacturing and to persistent unemployment …
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. The labor market recovery for both groups in the US was rapid, and by Fall 2020, the employment gaps between immigrant and …
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-company towns typically have high concentrations of employment that normally provide much of the funding for local services. This …
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public sector units in 1991. Since then, per capita output has increased significantly, while the overall unemployment rate … unemployment remains stubbornly high, an overwhelming proportion of the labor force continues to work in the informal sector, and …
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Switzerland is a small country with rich cultural and geographic diversity. The Swiss unemployment rate is low, at …. However, challenges do exist, particularly related to earnings and employment gaps between foreign and native workers, as well … as a narrowing but persistent gender pay gap. Additionally, regional differences in unemployment are significant. …
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Switzerland is a small country with rich cultural and geographic diversity. The Swiss unemployment rate is low, at only … resiliency. However, challenges do exist, particularly related to earnings and employment gaps among foreign and native workers …, as well as a narrowing but persistent gender pay gap. Additionally, regional differences in unemployment are significant. …
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market outcomes do not benefit significantly from naturalization. Naturalization reduces the risks of unemployment and …
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Socio-Economic Panel we show that women respond to their partners’ unemployment with an increase in labor market … participation, which also leads to an increase in their employment probability. Our analysis considers within- and between …-effects separately, revealing differences in the relationships between women’s labor market statuses and their partners’ unemployment in …
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preferences for public sector employment and employers. In fixed effects specifications, we demonstrate that feelings of job … insecurity, experiences with wage arrears, and spells of unemployment all increase the attractiveness of work in the public …
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