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Female Labor Supply : Why is the US Falling Behind?
Blau, Francine D. - 2013
other countries. However, these policies also appear to encourage part-time work and employment in lower level positions: US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088324
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Understanding the Workweek of Foreign Born Workers in the United States
Lozano, Fernando A. - 2009
I analyze the length of the workweek of foreign-born workers in the U.S. I concentrate on workers supplying long hours of work − 50 or more weekly hours and document that immigrants are less likely than natives to work long hours. Surprisingly, these differences are greatest among highly...
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The Geography of Job Creation and Job Destruction
Kuhn, Moritz; Manovskii, Iourii; Qiu, Xincheng - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Spatial differences in labor market performance are large and highly persistent. Using data from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, we document striking similarities in spatial differences in unemployment, vacancies, job finding, and job filling within each country. This robust...
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Why U.S. Wage and Employment Behavior Differs from That in Britain and Japan
Gordon, Robert J. - 1981
greater flexibility in wages, these two countries also exhibit more stable employment behavior over the business cycle. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012478304
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Gender and Youth Employment Outcomes : The US and West Germany, 1984-91
Blau, Francine D. - 1997
absolute terms, correcting for purchasing power. The relatively high employment rates of less educated German youth combined …-German difference in employment rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012472736
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The New Lifecycle of Women’s Employment : Disappearing Humps, Sagging Middles, Expanding Tops
Goldin, Claudia; Mitchell, Joshua - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
A new lifecycle of women's employment emerged with cohorts born in the 1950s. For prior cohorts, lifecycle employment … new lifecycle of employment is initially high and flat, there is a dip in the middle and a phasing out that is more … and greater labor force recovery for those who take paid or unpaid leave. Increased employment of women in their older …
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Women Working Longer : Facts and Some Explanations
Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
cohorts. It would appear that employment at older ages could stagnate or even decrease. But several other factors will be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456072
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Female Labor Supply : Why is the US Falling Behind?
Blau, Francine D. - 2013
other countries. However, these policies also appear to encourage part-time work and employment in lower level positions: US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459963
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Long social distancing
Barrero, Jose Maria; Bloom, Nicholas; Davis, Steven J. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014246562
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Long Social Distancing
Barrero, Jose Maria; Bloom, Nicholas; Davis, Steven J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
More than ten percent of Americans with recent work experience say they will continue social distancing after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, and another 45 percent will do so in limited ways. We uncover this Long Social Distancing phenomenon in our monthly Survey of Working Arrangements and...
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