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Manufacturing jobs and inequality : why is the U.S. experience different?
Novta, Natalija; Pugacheva, Evgenia - 2019
We examine the extent to which declining manufacturing employment may have contributed to increasing inequality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103689
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Countercyclical fiscal policy and gender employment gap : evidence from the G-7 countries
Akitoby, Bernardin; Honda, Jiro; Miyamoto, Hiroaki - 2019
Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We give an answer to … this question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 … would, on average, lift female employment by 1 percent, while increasing male employment by 0.6 percent. Consequently such a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001474
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China's digital economy : opportunities and risks
Zhang, Longmei; Chen, Sally - 2019
fintech, and costal regions. Such transformation has boosted productivity growth, with varying impact on employment across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001580
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Is technology widening the gender gap? : automation and the future of female employment
Brussevich, Mariya; Dabla-Norris, Era; Khalid, Salma - 2019
Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies, we find that women, on average, perform more routine tasks than men?tasks that are more prone to automation. To quantify the impact on jobs, we relate data on task composition at work to occupation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012021777
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Government wage bill management and civil service reform in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Mitchell, Wayne; James, Ronald; Wickham, Ann Marie - 2019
In this study, we assess the size of the government wage bill and employment in the member countries of the Eastern … employment is sub-optimal and is reflected in skills mismatches contributing to inefficiencies in public service delivery. Using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012021916
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Still attached? : are social safety nets working? : labor force participation in European regions
Hilgenstock, Benjamin; Koczan, Zsoka - 2018
The paper examines the evolution and drivers of labor force participation in European regions, focusing on the effects of trade and technology. As in the United States, rural regions within European countries saw more pronounced declines (or smaller increases) in participation than urban...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011878721
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Permanently displaced? : increasingly disconnected? : labor force participation in U.S. states and metropolitan areas
Hilgenstock, Benjamin; Koczan, Zsoka - 2018
The United States stands out among advanced economies with marked declines in labor force participation. National averages furthermore conceal considerable within-country heterogeneity. This paper explores regional differences to shed light on drivers of participation rates at the state and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866337
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A cohort-based analysis of labor force participation for advanced economies
Grigoli, Francisco; 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866359
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Storm clouds ahead? : migration and labor force participation rates in Europe
Hilgenstock, Benjamin; Koczan, Zsoka - 2018
The paper examines the potential effects of international migration on labor force participation in advanced economies in Europe. It documents that migration played a significant role in alleviating aging pressures on labor supply by affecting the age composition of receiving countries'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866524
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Drivers of labor force participation in advanced economies : macro and micro evidence
Grigoli, Francesco; Koczan, Zsoka; Tapalova, Petia - 2018
Despite significant headwinds from population aging in most advanced economies (AEs), labor force participation rates show remarkably divergent trajectories both across countries and across different groups of workers. Participation increased sharply among prime-age women and, more recently,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866534