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Lockdown and rural joblessness in India : gender inequality in employment?
Dutta, Nabamita; Kar, Saibal - 2022
, we investigate the probability of female employment during the lockdown period between March and May 2020. Based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191278
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Public-sector employment, wages and education decisions
Chassamboulli, Andri; Gomes, Pedro - 2023
We set up a search and matching model with a private and a public sector to understand the effects of employment and … wage policies in the public sector on unemployment and education decisions. The effects on the educational composition of … small positive impact on educational composition and larger negative impact on the private employment of skilled workers, if …
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Obesity and labor market outcomes : the hidden private cost of obesity : lower earnings and lower probability of employment
Averett, Susan - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415269
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Employment adjustments around childbirth
Pertold-Gebicka, Barbara; Pertold, Filip; Gupta, … - 2016
Using rich longitudinal register data from Denmark, we show that the allocation of mothers between the competitive private sector and the family-friendly public sector significantly changes around the birth of their first child. Specifically, mothers – post first childbirth – are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450675
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Labor market effects of US sick pay mandates
Pichler, Stefan; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2016
market consequences. We use the Synthetic Control Group Method (SCGM) and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW …) to estimate the causal effect of mandated sick leave on employment and wages. Our findings do not provide much evidence … that employment or wages were significantly affected by the mandates which typically allow employees to earn one hour of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455898
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Obesity and labor market outcomes : the hidden private cost of obesity : lower earnings and lower probability of employment
Averett, Susan - 2019
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012042307
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Improving employment and earnings in 21st century labor markets : an introduction
Groshen, Erica L.; Holzer, Harry J. - 2019
What are the prospects for improving the lot of US workers in the 21st century? This introduction to the topic examines the most important US labor market trends of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, considers their causes and likely future trends; and then explores policies that might...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012138373
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Breadth of university curriculum and labor market outcomes
Seah, Kelvin; Pan, Jessica; Poh Lin Tan - 2020
, as measured by earnings, full-time permanent employment, and unemployment six months after university graduation. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239001
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Labour market outcomes for cancer survivors: a review of the reviews
Sharipova, Adelina; Baert, Stijn - 2019
Objectives: To synthesise the existing reviews conducted on the labour market outcomes of cancer survivors by focusing on (i) the convergences and divergences on the overall work-related outcomes, (ii) the moderating factors studied to date, and (iii) an identification of areas where more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149122
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The labor market in Israel, 2000-2016 : unlike most OECD countries, Israel experienced a major increase in both employment and participation rates over the last 15 years
Larom, Tali; Lifshitz, Osnat - 2018
Following a decline in employment and participation rates during the 1980s and 1990s, Israel managed to reverse these … trends during the last 15 years. This was accompanied by a substantial decrease in unemployment. New labor force participants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777188