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The effects of natural resource extraction on household expenditure patterns : evidence from Mongolia
Narantungalag, Odmaa - 2022
This paper investigates the economic impacts of the mining sector on household expenditures. Employing the difference-in-differences model and the Mongolia Household Socio-Economic Survey data from 2008 to 2016, I find that the mining activities benefited local residents. Specifically, mining...
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Labour market outcomes for cancer survivors : a review of the reviews
Sharipova, Adelina; Baert, Stijn - 2019
Objectives: To synthesise the existing reviews conducted on the labour market outcomes of cancer survivors by focusing on (i) the convergences and divergences on the overall work-related outcomes, (ii) the moderating factors studied to date, and (iii) an identification of areas where more...
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R&D expenditures and employment : evidence from Europe
Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2017
LSDVC estimates, this study finds a significant labourfriendly impact of R&D expenditures. However, this positive employment …
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The distributional impacts of early employment losses from COVID-19 : [running head: employment losses from COVID-19]
Cho, Seung Jin; Winters, John V. - 2020
COVID-19 substantially decreased employment, but the effects vary among demographic and socioeconomic groups. We … document the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. The unemployment … rate understates employment losses. We focus on the percentage of the civilian population that is employed and at work …
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The impact of early marriage on women's employment in the Middle East and North Africa
Asʿad, Rāǧī; Krafft, Caroline; Selwaness, Irene - 2017
builds on the existing literature on the effect of marriage on women's employment in MENA. Besides examining how different … in the extent to which self-employment after marriage is available to women to compensate for the reduction in wage … employment opportunities. …
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English skills and early labour market integration : evidence from humanitarian migrants in Australia
Cheng, Zhiming; Wang, Ben Zhe; Jiang, Zhou; Taksa, Lucy; … - 2020
We use the panel data from the Building a New Life in Australia survey to examine the relationships between proficiency in English and labour market outcomes among humanitarian migrants. Having better general or speaking skills in English is certainly associated with a higher propensity for...
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Life satisfaction, pro-activity, and employment
Akay, Alpaslan; Karabulut, Gökhan; Yilmaz, Levent - 2021
Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), this paper investigates how pro-active time-use (e.g., in sports/arts/socializing) relates to subjective well-being of the unemployed and their probability of finding a new job. Allowing for a variety of socio-demographic and...
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Did a successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic come at a cost? : impacts of the outbreak on employment outcomes in Vietnam
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Cuong Viet Nguyen - 2020
transmission. We offer the first study that examines the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on various employment outcomes … rate, the temporary layoff rate, and decreases the quality of employment. It also reduces workers' numbers of working hours …
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Assessing gender gaps in employment and earnings in Africa : the case of Eswatini
Brixiova, Zuzana; Imai, Susumu; Kangoye, Thierry; … - 2021
gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …
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Theory and empirics of short-time work : a review
Bermudez, Natalia; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Tarullo, Giulia - 2023
Following massive take-up rates during the COVID-19 period, short-time work (STW) policies have attracted renewed interest. In this paper, we take stock of this policy instrument and provide a critical review of STW systems in Europe. We focus on the objectives of STW programs and their primary...
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