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The labor market in Russia, 2000-2017

Gimpelson, Vladimir - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

and unemployment showed little sensitivity. Workers have paid the price for this rather stable employment situation in the …

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Estimating the return to schooling using the Mincer equation

Patrinos, Harry Anthony - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

The Mincer equation—arguably the most widely used in empirical work—can be used to explain a host of economic, and even non-economic, phenomena. One such application involves explaining (and estimating) employment earnings as a function of schooling and labor market experience. The Mincer...

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Improvement in European labor force participation

Gros, Daniel - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Employment and labor force participation (LFP) rates have increased throughout Europe since the 1990s, with little interruption from the Great Recession. While many credit labor market reforms for this progress, ongoing educational expansion might actually be more important. This implies that...

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Public employment in the Middle East and North Africa

Assaad, Ragui; Barsoum, Ghada - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Public sector hiring has been an essential component of the social bargains that have maintained political stability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As these bargains eroded, public sector workforces contracted in relative terms owing to a partial freeze on hiring and the promise of...

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Returns to language skills in transition economies

Mavisakalyan, Astghik - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

In many transition countries, the collapse of communism ushered in language reforms to adapt to the newfound independence from the Soviet Union and openness to the rest of the world. Such reforms may have implications for individuals' economic opportunities, since foreign language proficiency...

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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough

Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)

While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...

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Why does unemployment differ for immigrants?

Drinkwater, Stephen - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

The adverse effects of unemployment are a cause for concern for all demographic groups but they will be most acute for … those experiencing the highest unemployment rates. In particular, high levels of unemployment are observed for a range of … therefore important to determine the factors that are most likely to cause high rates of unemployment, especially from a …

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