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public sector units in 1991. Since then, per capita output has increased significantly, while the overall unemployment rate … unemployment remains stubbornly high, an overwhelming proportion of the labor force continues to work in the informal sector, and …
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market outcomes do not benefit significantly from naturalization. Naturalization reduces the risks of unemployment and …
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Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
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Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
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high degree of (nonrandom) fluctuation in employment the composition of the employed population will have a considerable … 1996-2003. During these years employment in Poland fell from 51.2% to 44.2% and most of it occurred between the end of 1998 … purely to changes in employment …
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labor force participation rate, reversing a nearly 50-year trend; the nearly full recovery of unemployment from the depths …
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national employment levels. However, economic research suggests that these effects are uncertain and critically depend on how … public wages are determined. Rigid public sector wages lead to perverse effects on private employment, while flexible public … wages lead to a stabilizing effect. Public employment also has important productivity and redistributive effects. …
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and unemployment showed little sensitivity. Workers have paid the price for this rather stable employment situation in the … underwent substantial structural changes. Major shocks were absorbed largely via wage adjustments, while aggregate employment …
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labor force participation rate, reversing a nearly 50-year trend; the full recovery of unemployment from the depths of the …
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The Netherlands is an example of a highly institutionalized labor market that places considerable attention on equity concerns. The government and social partners (unions and industry associations) seek to adjust labor market arrangements to meet the challenges of increased international...
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