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The effect of overtime regulations on employment
Oaxaca, Ronald L. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Regulation of standard workweek hours and overtime hours and pay can protect workers who might otherwise be required to work more than they would like to at the going rate. By discouraging the use of overtime, such regulation can increase the standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage...
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Can immigrants ever earn as much as native workers?
Anderson, Kathryn H. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
for education, language, and employment. Such policies can also reduce barriers to entry, encourage naturalization, and …
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Can immigrants ever earn as much as native workers?
Anderson, Kathryn H. - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
for education, language, and employment. Such policies can also reduce barriers to entry, encourage naturalization, and …
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The effect of overtime regulations on employment
Oaxaca, Ronald L.; Sagyndykova, Galiya - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)
Regulation of standard workweek hours and overtime hours and pay can protect workers who might otherwise be required to work more than they would like to at the going rate. By discouraging the use of overtime, such regulation can increase the standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage...
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The effect of overtime regulations on employment
Oaxaca, Ronald L. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) October, pp. 1-10
Regulation of standard workweek hours and overtime hours and pay can protect workers who might otherwise be required to work more than they would like to at the going rate. By discouraging the use of overtime, such regulation can increase the standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage...
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Employment effects of minimum wages
Neumark, David - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
The potential benefits of higher minimum wages come from the higher wages for affected workers, some of whom are in low …-skill workers that minimum wages are intended to help. Research findings are not unanimous, but evidence from many countries … suggests that minimum wages reduce the jobs available to low-skill workers. …
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Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty
Zimmermann, Laura - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Public works programs in developing countries can reduce poverty in the long term and help low-skilled workers cope with economic shocks in the short term. But success depends on a scheme’s design and implementation. Key design factors are: properly identifying the target population; selecting...
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Designing labor market regulations in developing countries
Betcherman, Gordon - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Governments regulate employment to protect workers and to improve labor market efficiency. However, employment regulations can be controversial, often complicated by opposing ideological views. Thus, it is important for policymakers in developing countries to base decisions on empirical evidence...
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Introducing a statutory minimum wage in middle and low income countries
Margolis, David N. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Motivations for introducing a statutory minimum wage in developing countries include reducing poverty, advancing social justice, and accelerating growth. Attaining these goals depends on the national context and policy choices. Institutional capacity tends to be limited, so institutional...
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The consequences of trade union power erosion
Addison, John T. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
The micro- and macroeconomic effects of the declining power of trade unions have been hotly debated by economists and policymakers. Nevertheless, the empirical evidence shows that the impact of the decline on economic aggregates and firm performance is not an overwhelming cause for concern....
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