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We develop a possibility to work index (PWI) taking the ability to work from home and workplace closures into account. By using the data from the HLFS in Turkey, we examine the individual level determinants of PWI. Our findings reveal that PWI and ability to work from home are significantly...
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in Chile is mostly due to a decrease in the in ow transition rate from unemployment as well as an increase in the out ow … transition rates to unemployment and informality. …
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suggests that increased inactivity among older workers, the so called She-cession (particularly in the US) and shifting worker …
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Labor market duality is a complex and critical issue for many countries that can lower productivity, contribute to inequality and result in negative externalities. In this paper, I study duality in the Korean labor market and analyze its sources and potential policy options. I find that...
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significantly different sensitivities to remittances. On the demandside, remittances reduce overall unemployment but benefit mostly …
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The paper examines the determinants of employment growth, drawing on data available across a sample of Caribbean countries. To that end, the paper analyzes estimates of the employment-output elasticity and the response of employment growth to major sources of labor market determinants, in the...
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institutions while also adding to potential growth. This paper examines the trends, economic drivers, and labor market implications … will cushion the decline in labor supply from population aging, in the near-term unemployment can rise, especially among … the young and lower-skilled. The analysis highlights the need to adapt Nordic labor market institutions in a manner that …
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This paper estimates the potential distributional consequences of the first phase of the COVID-19 lockdowns on poverty and labour income inequality in 20 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. We estimate the share of individuals that are potentially able to remain active under the...
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unemployment. This paper examines several aspects of the adjustment,focusing on (i) evidence of increased labor market frictions …
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Labor markets in the UK have been characterized by markedly widening wage inequality for lowskill (non-college) women, a trend that predates the pandemic. We examine the contribution of job polarization to this trend by estimating age, period, and cohort effects for the likelihood of employment...
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