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Interest in the topic of well-being has burgeoned in recent years as the weaknesses of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as a proxy for well-being have become more apparent. At the same time, the global economy has experienced a productivity slowdown. Since productivity growth is...
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Statistical evidence from 58 countries shows that although people in rural areas are more likely to be in employment … minimum wages or seek to promote equal opportunities, can help to reduce labour market-related inequalities across the rural …
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The integration of active labour market policies within income support schemes - such as unemployment insurance and …
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This paper explores the relationship between economic growth and informality and highlights the role of GDP growth and its composition in the level and evolution of informality, using country data from 1991 to 2019. The analysis reveals a weak relationship, although with important differences...
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This paper analyses employment transitions and workers' skills in Brazil using a random sample from the universe of … findings confirm that workers who use non-routine cognitive skills intensively experience the highest employment growth rates … and wages. Their labour market exit risk is relatively low, occupational and sectoral changes are least common and, in the …
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. Moreover, we find that precarious forms of employment are persistent: individuals who start their careers at the bottom of the …
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the transitions from unemployment to employment and between different types of employment. Using individual-level panel …
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, the region has become increasingly dependent on GSCs for employment despite some short periods of sharp volatility and … productivity, it also shows that a positive relationship between increased GSC participation and greater wage employment, high …-skill employment, and female employment was limited to specific sectors. Several policies could strengthen the links between GSCs and …
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For many years, wage arrears have been a prevalent problem facing rural migrant workers in the construction sector in China. The difficulties of addressing wage arrears are multifaceted, but are clearly exacerbated by the complex layering of subcontracting that occurs in construction sector. In...
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Chile and their effects on workers in terms of earnings, working hours, occupational health and safety, and social …
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