in the total, female and male labour force participation rates (LFPR) for Australia, Canada and the USA. We extend the …

employment among the least-skilled, especially when the laws cover business assistance recipients or are accompanied by similar …

employment, including hours, prices, turnover, training, performance standards, and non-labor costs. Exploiting variation in the … cost impact of the MW across restaurants, we find no significant effect of the MW increases on employment or hours over the …

laws reduce employment among the least-skilled workers they are intended to help. But they also increase wages for many of …

meaningful employment, are becoming increasingly popular in developing countries. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act …

pension payments. Therefore, such accounts make unemployment less attractive, intensify job search, and raise employment. In … the present paper the wage and employment consequences of UISAs are investigated in a model of collective wage … bargaining creates additional impediments for the positive employment consequences of UISAs. …

and employment of welfare recipients in Maryland and Missouri, 1991-2004. We find that there has been only modest change … in the observable characteristics of those entering, remaining on or leaving welfare, but the importance of employment … has grown for each of these groups. We also examine the dynamics of employment and welfare recidivism, comparing cohorts …

analyzes the potential employment and fiscal effects of such a policy. Based on estimated labor demand elasticities obtained … associated with significant employment losses that are concentrated among marginal and low- and semi-skilled full-time workers …

participation, employment and disposable income. In contrast to earlier studies, we are able to capture both entry and exit effects … recipients reduces overall welfare participation and increases employment. We also find that mandatory activation programs appear …