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Job search monitoring and assistance for the unemployed
Marinescu, Ioana E. - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
In many countries, reducing unemployment is among the most important policy goals. In this context, monitoring job …
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The labor market impact of Covid-19 on immigrants
Cassidy, Hugh - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)
The labor market disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns impacted immigrant workers more severely than native-born workers in the US, Canada, Australia, and most EU countries. Immigrant workers in most of these countries were more vulnerable to the pandemic since they were more...
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The internet as a labor market matchmaker
Kuhn, Peter - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Since the internet’s earliest days, firms and workers have used various online methods to advertise and find jobs. Until recently there has been little evidence that any internet-based tool has had a measurable effect on job search or recruitment outcomes. However, recent studies, and the...
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The labor market consequences of impatience
Cadena, Brian C. - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Standard economic theory suggests that individuals know best how to make themselves happy. Thus, policies designed to encourage “better” behaviors will only reduce people’s happiness. Recently, however, economists have explored the role of impatience, especially difficulties with delaying...
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Job search requirements for older unemployed workers
Bloemen, Hans - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
search requirements for these workers has been shown to initiate higher outflow rates from unemployment for the older …
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The labor market consequences of impatience
Cadena, Brian C.; Keys, Benjamin J. - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)
Standard economic theory suggests that individuals know best how to make themselves happy. Thus, policies designed to encourage more forward-looking behaviors will only reduce people's happiness. Recently, however, economists have explored the role of impatience, especially difficulties with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014331174
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Job search requirements for older unemployed workers
Bloemen, Hans G. - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)
job search requirements for the older unemployed has been shown to initiate higher outflow rates from unemployment for …
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The internet as a labor market matchmaker
Kuhn, Peter - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Since the internet’s earliest days, firms and workers have used various online methods to advertise and find jobs. Until recently there has been little evidence that any internet-based tool has had a measurable effect on job search or recruitment outcomes. However, recent studies, and the...
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Unemployment benefits and unemployment
Moffitt, Robert A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …
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Youth bulges and youth unemployment
Lam, David - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
The youth population bulge is often mentioned in discussions of youth unemployment and unrest in developing countries … unemployment is mixed. It should not be assumed that declines in the relative size of the youth population will translate into … falling youth unemployment in coming decades without further policy measures to improve the youth labor market. …
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