happiness is negative. Active labor market policies that create more job opportunities increase happiness, which in turn …

. Until recently there has been little evidence that any internet-based tool has had a measurable effect on job search or … firms are at last developing ways to use the internet as an effective matchmaking tool. In addition, job boards are also …

formal job creation in developing countries. How much workers value this protection and to what extent it allows a more … efficient job search are two key parameters that determine its effectiveness. However, evidence shows that important challenges … achieving coverage in countries with high informality, financing the scheme without further distorting the labor market, and …

Developing countries have long been struggling to fight informality, focusing on instruments such as labor legislation …’s schooling and skill level may be more effective in reducing informality in the long term. Higher-skilled workers are typically … informality. …

in many advanced economies. While process innovation can be job-destroying, product innovation can imply the emergence of … impede them. Policies should maximize the job-creation effect of product innovation and minimize the direct labor …