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Who loses in the downturn? : economic crisis, employment and income distribution

Immervoll, Herwig (ed.) - 2011

Economic events such as the recent global economic crisis can have substantial effects on the distribution of resources at the individual and household levels. Identification of appropriate and timely policy responses that support vulnerable groups is hampered by how little is known about the...

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The economics of gender and mental illness

Marcotte, David E. (ed.) - 2004

While gender has so often been found to be an important determinant of prevalence and outcomes of mental illness, economists have rarely focused on gender differences as a central element of their analyses. In this volume, we direct the focus of research in the economics of mental health...

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Worker well-being

Polachek, Solomon W. (ed.) - 2000

.S. unemployment and over two-thirds the reduction in U.S. inflation; universal health coverage would reduce U.S. labor force …Preface / Solomon W. Polachek -- Technology, unemployment, and inflation / Stephan Danninger, Jacob Mincer … with spousal coverage? / Alison J. Wellington, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark -- Dimensions of the wage-unemployment relationship in …

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The economics of disability

Salkever, David S. (ed.); Sorkin, Alan L. (ed.) - 2000

Three important issues have recently attracted researchers to study the economics of disability. First with the availability of sophisticated data sets, it has become possible to conduct highly quantative investigations of the relative economic impacts of various types of disabling health...

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Gender in the labor market

Polachek, Solomon W. (ed.); Tatsiramos, Konstantinos (ed.); … - 2015 - First edition

Although converging somewhat, men are still economically more successful than women. These stark economic differences prevail in the United States and in virtually all countries throughout the world. This volume contains a number of important new articles analyzing reasons for continuing gender...

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An anti-history about transgender inclusion in the Brazilian labor market

Luna, Camilla Pinto; Barros, Denise Franca - 2023

Though still a journey filled with resistance, a struggle for space and the recognition of rights, the Brazilian LGTBQIA+ population has achieved some legal and social progress. Yet transphobia in Brazilian society is one of the biggest problems for trans people; this social exclusion generates a...

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Work, earnings and other aspects of the employment relation

Polachek, Solomon W. (ed.); … - 2008

-- Salary or benefits? / Paul Oyer -- Transitions between unemployment and low pay / Lorenzo Cappellari, Stephen P. Jenkins …

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Jobs, training and worker well-being

Polachek, Solomon W. (ed.); Tatsiramos, Konstantinos (ed.) - 2010 - 1. ed.

This volume contains twelve cutting edge papers contributing new research to important issues concerning worker welfare. The research deals with earnings inequality, discrimination, the effects of migration, and economic policy. Answers to a number of policy related questions are given...

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Research in labor economics

Tatsiramos, Konstantinos (ed.); Polachek, Solomon W. (ed.) - 2011 - 1st ed

This volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered...

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Research in labor economics

Polachek, Solomon W. (ed.); Tatsiramos, Konstantinos (ed.) - 2012

This volume contains eight new and innovative research articles relevant to researchers and policy makers. Each chapter deals with an aspect of human welfare and is authored by an expert in the field. One deals with how technological change affects the distribution of earnings, two deal with how...

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