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A series of studies show that unions and works councils have an influence on workers' political activities and attitudes. However, at issue are the transmission channels through which worker representation impacts workers' political activities and attitudes. This article discusses from a...
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the local unemployment rate when more refugees arrive. The dynamic panel data estimates are robust to various sensitivity …
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Unemployment is notoriously difficult to predict. In previous studies, once country fixed effects are added to panel … estimates, few variables predict changes in unemployment rates. Using panel data for 29 European countries - Austria; Belgium … predict changes in the unemployment rate 12 months in advance based on individuals' fears of unemployment, their perceptions …
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historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much … larger. Therefore, we point to the clear limitations of the unemployment rate as the (single) key macro-economic indicator of … the health of the labour market. A parsimonious dashboard approach utilising the unemployment-to-population ratio and the …
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policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this article focuses … on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It …
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-19 pandemic, overall labour market conditions were relatively stable, with mismatched unemployment returning to pre …
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What are the broad societal implications of inflation and unemployment? Analyzing a dataset of over 1.9 million …, we find that both inflation and unemployment have a negative link with confidence in financial institutions. While … inflation is generally unassociated with confidence in government and leadership approval, unemployment still has a strong …
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Russian labour market, the unemployment growth. The purpose of the work is to find out which effects dominate in the Russian … were empirically tested: 1) the dependence of the unemployment rate on the degree of concentration or diversification is … concentration or diversification on the level of unemployment depends on the time period. To test these hypotheses nonparametric …
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the Beveridge curve in Austria. We find empirical evidence to confirm that the increase in the unemployment rate in …
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The paper explores the labor market effect of minimum wage legislations in the informal sector for a developing country. The paper conducts an impact evaluation of the minimum wage legislation for domestic workers introduced in four states in India over the period of 2004-2012. Combining...
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