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The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment
Nikolova, Milena; Nikolaev, Boris; Popova, Olga - 2020
.e., switching from self-employment to unemployment) are substantial and exceed the costs of involuntarily losing a salaried job (i ….e., switching from salaried employment to unemployment). Meanwhile, leaving self-employment has no consequences for selfreported …
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Economic recession, parental unemployment and adolescents' health-related quality of life and mental health outcomes in Greece
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
This study examines whether an association exists between parental unemployment and health-related quality of life and … periods, 2011-2013 and 2017-2019. The study finds that parental unemployment bears an association with decreased health … increased parental unemployment, saw a decrease in health-related quality of life and increased adverse mental health symptoms …
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Dynamics of Poor Health and Non-employment
Haan, Peter; Myck, Michal - 2009
While there is little doubt that the probability of poor health increases with age, and that less healthy people face a more difficult situation on the labour market, the precise relationship between facing the risks of health deterioration and labour market instability is not well understood....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600839
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Old Europe ages : can it still prosper?
Börsch-Supan, Axel; Ludwig, Alexander - 2009
Population aging will be a major determinant of long-run economic development in industrial and developing countries. The extent of the demographic changes is dramatic in some countries and will deeply affect future labor, financial and goods markets. The expected strain on public budgets and...
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Aging and inequality : the perspective of labor income share
Wang, Chen; Wan, Guanghua; Luo, Zhi; Zhang, Xun - 2017
Despite a growing literature on population aging, empirical studies exploring mechanisms between aging and income inequality are scarce. This paper estimates the impact of aging on inequality via the perspective of labor income share, based on cross-country information covering the period...
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A cohort-based analysis of labor force participation for advanced economies
Grigoli, Francesco; Koczan, Zsoka; Topalova, Petia - 2018
Advanced economies are in the midst of a major demographic transition, with the number of elderly rising precipitously relative to the working-age population. Yet, despite the acceleration in demographic shifts in the past decade, advanced economies experienced markedly different trajectories in...
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Ageing, the socioeconomic burden, labour market and migration : the Chinese case in an international perspective
Michele, Bruni - 2018
China still lags behind Europe along the path of the demographic transition and therefore is still much younger. However, due to the speed with which the fertility rate dropped and life expectancy increased, China ageing process will proceed at a very fast space and around the middle of the...
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Dynamics of Poor Health and Non-employment
Haan, Peter; Myck, Michal - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
While there is little doubt that the probability of poor health increases with age, and that less healthy people face a more difficult situation on the labour market, the precise relationship between facing the risks of health deterioration and labour market instability is not well understood....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018699
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Maternity leave
Regmi, Krishna; Wang, Le - 2022
Supporting working mothers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities is a central objective of maternal and parental leave policies. Nearly all countries offer some forms of maternity and family leave programs for childbearing on a national basis. This chapter reviews various types of...
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The impact of COVID-19 on health workers : a health labor market perspective to improve response
Bustamante Izquierdo, Juana Paola; Cometto, Giorgio; … - 2024
This paper uses a health labor market lens to examine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers, as well as relevant policy levers. It compiles a collection of literature using a standardized measurement framework to determine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers. It examines the relevant...
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