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Despite a sizable population and modest status as a low middle-income country, Vietnam has recorded a low COVID-19 fatality rate that rivals those of richer countries with far larger spending on health. We offer an early review of the emerging literatures in public health and economics on the...
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on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It … experienced higher unemployment. In many other countries, unemployment and inactivity remained remarkably stable despite COVID-19. …
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Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. This paper assesses the role of the labor market reforms for the latter development. Against this background, general lessons are drawn from the German...
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unemployment on the level of regional labor markets. Using variation in the regional exposure to the new wage floor, we employ a … difference-in-differences approach that compares the evolution of employment and unemployment between regions with varying … reduction is not accompanied by a proportional increase in unemployment. …
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By conventional statistics, youth unemployment seems to be quite moderate in Korea: 'only' 9.6 percent of the 'active …' youth labour force was unemployed compared to 21.4 percent in EU-27 in 2011. Germany, with a youth unemployment rate of 8 … the perspective of intergenerational risk sharing Korea's youth unemployment rate is 4.6 times higher than the …
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There is considerable concern regarding the prospective development of employment levels and job types in the future. The paper tries to highlight major trends shaping the world of work in developed economies with the aim of giving a realistic account of probable developments and the...
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market institutions - designed for each country specifically. …
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The purpose of the paper is to analyse how labour market and labour market institutions reacted during recent crises …
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We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, where income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We name this scenario vibrant. It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European Union...
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may also help to prevent a larger increase in unemployment during crisis periods. …
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