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Labor mobility and the integration of European labor markets
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
This paper outlines the importance of labor mobility for the improvement in allocating and distributing economic resources. We are faced with an increasing lack of skilled workers and a growing tendency of unemployment amongst the low-skilled. A central political objective for the future will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809161
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The transition from work to retirement
Eichhorst, Werner - 2011
The European Employment Strategy has set the goal of raising the retirement age of workers in the EU through a strategy of "active ageing". Yet despite some progress over the last decade, empirical data show persistent diversity across EU member states. Institutional arrangements of social and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009229627
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Welfare and employment : a European dilemma?
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor);  … - 2008
The majority of the Member States of the European Union have undertaken remarkably comprehensive welfare and labor market reforms in the years since the 1990s. Many of these reforms, however, have not followed the conventional retrenchment and deregulation recipes, but rather took a liking to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003782530
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Safeguarding consumers through minimum quality standards : milk inspections and urban mortality, 1880-1910
Anderson, D. Mark; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; McKelligott, … - 2022
milk supply was regularly skimmed and diluted with water, but consumers could not easily determine its quality because dyes …, caramel, and salt were added. To protect consumers, milk inspectors were tasked with enforcing a well-defined MQS. Using city …-level data for the period 1880-1910, we find that milk inspections reduced mortality from waterborne and foodborne diseases by 8 …
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Mexican immigrants, the labor market and the current population survey : seasonality effects, framing effects, and sensitivity of results
Lozano, Fernando (contributor); Sorensen, Todd (contributor) - 2008
In this paper we compare estimates of immigrants' labor supply assimilation profiles using the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Files (March ADS) and the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORGs). We use a measure that is seemingly consistent across both surveys:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652678
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Household migration decisions as survival strategy : the case of Burkina Faso
Konseiga, Adama (contributor) - 2005
The paper examines the motivations behind the important migration from Burkina Faso to Côte d'Ivoire, the economic pole in the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The paper uses a detailed household survey dataset on migration, natural resource management, risk management and solidarity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003158650
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Allergy test : seasonal allergens and performance in school
Marcotte, Dave E. - 2014
Seasonal pollen allergies affect approximately 1 in 5 school age children. Clinical research has established that these allergies result in large and consistent decrements in cognitive functioning, problem solving ability and speed, focus and energy. However, the impact of seasonal allergies on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010415292
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Season of birth and marital outcomes
Oreffice, Sonia - 2014
This study analyzes the marriage-market aspects of season of birth in the United States, estimating whether and how marital status is related to quarter of birth by gender and race, also incorporating cohabitation as a separate relationship status. For couples, additional analysis considers who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010387916
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Seasonal credit constraints and agricultural labor supply : evidence from Zambia
Fink, Guenther; Jack, B. Kelsey; Masiye, Felix - 2014
Small-scale farming remains the primary source of income for a majority of the population in developing countries. While most farmers primarily work on their own fields, off-farm labor is common among small-scale farmers. A growing literature suggests that off-farm labor is not the result of...
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"Invisible killer" : seasonal allergies and accidents
Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023
Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...
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