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Bordo, Michael D. - 2007

As awareness of the process of globalization grows and the study of its effects becomes increasingly important to governments and businesses (as well as to a sizable opposition), the need for historical understanding also increases. Despite the importance of the topic, few attempts have been...

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Science and Engineering Careers in the United States : An Analysis of Markets and Employment

Adams, James D. (contributor); Bender, Keith A. (contributor) - 2009

Beginning in the early 2000s, there was an upsurge of national concern over the state of the science and engineering job market that sparked a plethora of studies, commission reports, and a presidential initiative, all stressing the importance of maintaining American competitiveness in these...

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Law and Employment : Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean

Heckman, James J. - 2007

Law and Employment analyzes the effects of regulation and deregulation on Latin American labor markets and presents …

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Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World : The Capacity to Work at Older Ages

Banks, James (contributor); Bingley, Paul (contributor); … - 2017

In recent years, the retirement age for public pensions has increased across many countries, and additional increases are in progress or under discussion in many more. The seventh stage of an ongoing research project studying the relationship between social security programs and labor force...

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Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World : Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms

Baker, Michael (contributor); Banks, James (contributor); … - 2012

In nearly every industrialized country, large aging populations and increased life expectancy have placed enormous pressure on social security programs—and, until recently, the pressure has been compounded by a trend toward retirement at an earlier age. With a larger fraction of the population...

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Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World : The Relationship to Youth Employment

Baker, Michael (contributor); Banks, James (contributor); … - 2010

the workforce, the effects that reforming social security would have on the employment rates of older workers, and how …

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Social security programs and retirement around the world : historical trends in mortality and health, employment, and disability insurance participation and reforms

Wise, David A. (ed.) - 2012

. Disability Insurance, Population Health, and Employment in Sweden - Lisa Jönsson, Mårten Palme, and Ingemar Svensson -- 3. Health …

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Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World : The Relationship to Youth Employment

Gruber, Jonathan - 2010

the workforce, the effects that reforming social security would have on the employment rates of older workers, and how …, and Employment of the Young in Denmark -- 4. Labor Force Participation by the Elderly and Employment of the Young: The … Case of France -- 5. Early Retirement and Employment of the Young in Germany -- 6. Youth Unemployment and Retirement of the …

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The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy

Borenstein, Severin (contributor); … - 2012

Economic research on climate change has been crucial in advancing our understanding of the consequences associated with global warming as well as the costs and benefits of the various policies that might reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. As nations work to develop climate policies, economic...

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G7 Current Account Imbalances : Sustainability and Adjustment

Adalet, Muge (contributor); Chinn, Menzie (contributor); … - 2007

The current account deficit of the United States is more than six percent of its gross domestic product—an all-time high. And the rest of the world, including other G7 countries such as Japan and Germany, must collectively run current account surpluses to finance this deficit. How long can...

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