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Employment in South Asia : a new dataset
Beyer, Robert; Chocce, Milagros; Rama, Martín - 2019
This paper presents a new dataset of comparable employment indicators for South Asian countries, constructed from more … dataset is illustrated by conducting a rigorous assessment of employment characteristics, of changes in employment over time …, and of the short- and long-run relationship between economic growth and employment growth in South Asia. The exercise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008172
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The labor market in Japan, 2000–2018 : despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size, thanks mostly to surging employment among women
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Mori, Hiroaki - 2019
As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan’s recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals’ economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012034070
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The labor market in Japan, 2000–2016 : despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size, thanks mostly to surging employment among women
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Mori, Hiroaki - 2017
As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan’s recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals’ economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730579
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Manpower planning in a market economy with labor market signals
Adams, Arvil V.; Middleton, John; Ziderman, Adrian - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138552
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Ghana's labor market (1987 - 92)
Canagarajah, Sudharshan; Thomas, Saji - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000960982
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India in the global economy
Brahmbhatt, Milan; Srinivasan, T. G.; Murrell, Kim - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000950701
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Innovation and employment : technological unemployment is not inevitable - some innovation creates jobs, and some job destruction can be avoided
Vivarelli, Marco - 2015
Studies find that technological change has contributed to the decline in manufacturing and to persistent unemployment in many advanced economies. While process innovation can be job-destroying, product innovation can imply the emergence of new firms, new sectors, and thus new jobs. But even for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431678
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Effects of psychiatric disorders on labor market outcomes : a latent variable approach using multiple clinical indicators
Banerjee, Souvik; Chatterji, Pinka; Lahiri, Kajal - 2013
generalized anxiety disorder detract from the employment and labor force participation of males and females; however, we do not … addressing the potential endogeneity of mental illness, we continue to find that mental illness adversely affects employment and … gains in employment for 3.2 million individuals and reduction in workplace cost of absenteeism of $18.9 billion due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009748359
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Disability and labor market outcomes : disability is associated with labor market disadvantage : recent evidence points to a causal relationship
Jones, Melanie - 2016
discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011456243
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Friday the 13th : the empirics of bad luck
Fidrmuc, Jan; Tena, J. D. - 2014
by behavioral adjustments yet which are of considerable importance to one’s quality of life: employment, earnings and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418005