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Immigrant labor and work-family decisions of native-born women

Furtado, Delia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Many countries are reviewing immigration policy, focusing on wage and employment effects for workers whose jobs may be threatened by immigration. Less attention is given to effects on prices of goods and services. The effect on childcare prices is particularly relevant to policies for dealing...

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Climate change and the allocation of time

Connolly, Marie - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)

Understanding the impacts of climate change on time allocation is a major challenge. The best approach comes from looking at how people react to short-term variations in weather. Research suggests rising temperatures will reduce time spent working and enjoying outdoor leisure, while increasing...

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Immigrant labor and work-family decisions of native-born women

Furtado, Delia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) April, pp. 1-10

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Short-time work compensations and employment

Cahuc, Pierre - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Government schemes that compensate workers for the loss of income while they are on short hours (known as short …-time work compensation schemes) make it easier for employers to temporarily reduce hours worked so that labor is better matched …

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Short-time work compensation schemes and employment

Cahuc, Pierre - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

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Short-time work compensations and employment

Cahuc, Pierre - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10

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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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The incentive effects of minimum pensions

Jiménez-Martín, Sergi - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

The main purpose of minimum pension benefit programs and old-age social assistance programs is to guarantee a minimum standard of living after retirement and thus to alleviate poverty in old age. In many developing and developed countries, the minimum pension program is a key welfare program and...

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Female labor force participation in developing countries

Verick, Sher - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

While women's labor force participation tends to increase with economic development, the relationship is not straightforward or consistent at the country level. There is considerably more variation across developing countries in labor force participation by women than by men. This variation is...

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The importance and challenges of measuring work hours

Stewart, Jay - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Work hours are key components in estimating productivity growth and hourly wages as well as being a useful cyclical … work hours in several surveys and publishes three widely-used series that measure average weekly hours. The series tell … different stories about average weekly hours and trends in those hours but qualitatively similar stories about the cyclical …

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