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Ethnic minority youths in the labour markets in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Niknami, Susan; Schröder, Lena; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2019
This paper uses administrative data to in detail document how the share of youths not in employment, education or training has evolved over time in the Scandinavian countries. We study both first- and second-generation immigrant youths as well as natives to explore whether the pattern differ...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998496
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Do business cycles have long-term impact for particular cohorts?
Andersen, Torben M.; Maibom Pedersen, Jonas; Svarer, Michael - 2013
Will the current employment crisis produce lost generations with permanently lower labour market attachment? Taking an explicit cohort perspective and based on Danish data we do not find strong persistence in employment rates at the cohort level. Younger workers tend to be more exposed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010226817
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Intergenerational transmissions and the school-to-work transition of 2nd generation immigrants
Nielsen, Helena Skyt; Rosholm, Michael; Smith, Nina; … - 2001
We analyse the extent of intergenerational transmission through parental capital, ethnic capital and neighbourhood effects on several aspects of the school-to-work transition of 2nd generation immigrants and young ethnic Danes. The main findings are that parental capital has strong positive...
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Preventing NEETs during the Great Recession : the effects of a mandatory activation program for young welfare recipients
Cammeraat, Emile; Jongen, Egbert L. W.; Koning, Pierre - 2017
We study the impact of a mandatory activation program for young welfare recipients in the Netherlands. Introduced at the end of 2009, the goal of the program was to prevent so-called NEETs (individuals not in employment, education or training). We use a large administrative data set for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011738848
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The hidden cost of labor market entry during recession : unemployment rate at entry and occupational injury risk of young workers
Leombruni, Roberto; Razzolini, Tiziano; Serti, Francesco - 2015
A unique dataset from Italy is used to study the effect of unfavorable business cycle conditions at entry on future workplace safety of young workers. We find that higher local unemployment rates at entry have a positive effect both on severe injuries and non-severe injuries. While the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510020
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The short-term effect of the COVID-19 crisis on employment probabilities of labour-market entrants in the Netherlands
Bussink, Henri; Vervliet, Tobias; Weel, Bas ter - 2022
This research documents employment opportunities of labour-market entrants during the COVID-19 crisis in the Netherlands. Two recent cohorts of graduates are studied and compared to two pre-COVID-19 cohorts: the 2019 cohort was unexpectedly hit by the COVID-19 crisis about six months after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187166
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Do negative native-place stereotypes lead to discriminatory wage penalties in China's migrant labor markets?
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Connelly, Rachel; Tran, Ngoc-Han Thi - 2015
traits. Such prejudice does not necessarily lead to wage discrimination. Whether or not it does depends on the nature of the … Project (RUMiC) to explore whether native-place wage discrimination affects migrant workers in China's urban labor markets. We … analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for …
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Soft skills, competition, and hiring discrimination
Valencia, Christian; Janzen, Sarah; Ghorpade, Yashodhan; … - 2024
We conduct a correspondence study to assess demand for soft skills in the context of hiring discrimination in Malaysia …. We find no evidence of gender-based discrimination, including in STEM occupations. However, in line with previous studies … in the same context, we find evidence of ethnic discrimination. We then test the relevance of two soft skills: leadership …
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50 years of breakthroughs and barriers : women in economics, policy, and leadership
Blau, Francine D.; Lynch, Lisa M. - 2024
-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs. The data paint a picture of considerable progress but also persistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015062106
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The regional anatomy of school dropouts in Spain : the role of the industry structure of local labour markets
Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Nilsson, Jan Olof William - 2020
A number of studies have examined the impact of local labor market conditions on school dropout. However, none of them have considered the role of the industry structure. We construct data for a panel of Spanish regions and identify the effect of local labor markets using a variation of the...
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