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Labor market reform options to boost employment in South Africa
Duval, Romain; Ji, Yi; Shibata, Ippei - 2021
Raising South Africa's low employment rate to levels seen in emerging market or advanced economy peers could raise GDP per capita by 50 to 60 percent and reduce income inequality dramatically in the long term. By putting further strain on an already fragile labor market, Covid-19 has raised the...
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Entstehung eines Arbeitsmarktes in Ostdeutschland und seine wirtschaftspolitische Beeinflussung 1987 - 1992
Bitz, Susanne - 1998
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Ursachen der Arbeitslosigkeit und Perspektiven der Beschäftigungspolitik in Deutschland
Brandt, Andreas - 1995
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Entstehung eines Arbeitsmarktes in Ostdeutschland und seine wirtschaftspolitische Beeinflussung 1987 - 1992
Bitz, Susanne - 1998
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Ursachen der Arbeitslosigkeit und Perspektiven der Beschäftigungspolitik in Deutschland
Brandt, Andreas - 1995
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Inclusivity in the labor market
ElGanainy, Asmaa Adel; Ernst, Ekkehard; Merola, Rossana; … - 2021
Labor earnings are the dominant income source for most individuals. Thus, an inclusive labor market is key for ensuring inclusive growth. In this paper we propose four principles that an inclusive labor market will embody: access, fairness, protection and voice. While measuring inclusivity...
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Inequality in the Spanish labor market during the COVID-19 crisis
Lariau, Ana; Liu, Lucy Qian - 2022
We analyze the differential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Spanish labor market across population groups, as well as its implications for income inequality. The main finding is that young, less educated, and low skilled workers, as well as women are the most affected by the COVID-19 shock...
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Why Has Unemployment in Algeria Been Higher Than in Mena and Transition Countries
Kpodar, Kangni - 2007
productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade … unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and …
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The Canadian Labor Market : Developments, Prospects, and Policy
Prasad, Eswar - 1994
hypotheses concerning the slow employment growth and rise in unemployment since 1990 are evaluated. The analysis indicates that a … large part of the recent rise in the unemployment rate may reflect an increase in the structural rather than the cyclical … component of unemployment. Various sources of labor market rigidities that may have contributed to the increase in structural …
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Italian Unemployment 1975-1995 : An Analysis of Macroeconomic Shocks and Policies Using Evidence From a Structural Vector Autoregression
Christofides, Charalambos - 1996
This paper examines the determinants of Italian unemployment by estimating and utilizing a structural vector … autoregressive (VAR) model. Both long-run and short-run macroeconomic determinants of unemployment are examined; the latter are … forecasts of unemployment are produced. A number of scenarios are also constructed to highlight the effect of alternative labor …
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