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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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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011228309
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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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120538
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884429
Many countries experience gender differences, of various magnitudes, in the time devoted to paid work (e.g. market work time) and unpaid work (e.g. housework and childcare). Since household responsibilities influence the participation of women, especially mothers, in the labor market, the...
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Work-from-home possibilities are lower in developing than in developed countries. Within countries, not all workers have equal chances of transitioning from the usual workplace to work-from-home. Moreover, infrastructure limitations and lack of access to certain services can limit the chances of...
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The rise in the average age of women bearing their first child is a well-established demographic trend in recent decades. Postponed childbearing can have important consequences for the mothers and, at a macro level, for the country in which they live. Research has primarily focused on the effect...
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The negative correlation between women's education and fertility has been observed across regions and time, although it is now weaker among high-income countries. Women's education level could affect fertility through its impact on women's health and their physical capacity to give birth,...
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