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Studies find that technological change has contributed to the decline in manufacturing and to persistent unemployment …
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employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …
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Measuring employment and unemployment is essential for economic policy. Internationally agreed measures (e.g. headcount … employment and unemployment rates based on standard definitions) enhance comparability across time and space, but changes in real …
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crisis later that year. The labor market recovery was slow until 2013, when net immigration, employment growth, and … unemployment declines all picked up. Labor market liquidity has remained low since the 2008 downturn, with rates of job starts, job …
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Persistent unemployment after recessions and the policies required to bring it down are the subject of an ongoing … unemployment, requiring the implementation of structural policy reforms. The alternative view is that the slow recovery of the … economy is due to cyclic reasons coming from lack of demand which prevents unemployment from falling quickly. Knowing whether …
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As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan’s recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals’ economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a...
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As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan’s recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals’ economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730579
employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …
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economic growth, education, and social norms. Looking more broadly at improving women's access to quality employment, a …
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Women consistently work less in the labor market and earn lower wages than men. While economic empowerment of women is an important objective in itself, women's economic activity also matters as a condition for sustained economic growth. The political debate on the labor market impacts of...
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