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Labour market transitions across OECD countries: Stylised facts

Causa, Orsetta - 2021

to facilitate hiring dynamics and to minimise long-term unemployment and scarring risks among vulnerable groups who have …

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Migration in OECD countries : Labour Market Impact and Integration Issues

Jean, Sébastien; Causa, Orsetta; Jimenez, Miguel; … - 2007

, and a temporary impact on unemployment. However, labour market integration of immigrants (as well as integration of second …

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The Unemployment Impact of Immigration in OECD Countries

Jean, Sébastien - 2007

This paper assesses the consequences of immigration for natives' unemployment in OECD countries and investigates the … raise temporarily natives' unemployment, over a period of approximately five to ten years. Anticompetitive product market … protection legislation magnifies its persistence, and a higher average replacement rate of unemployment benefits increases its …

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Drivers of female labour force participation in the OECD

Thévenon, Olivier - 2013

This paper analyses the response of female labour force participation to the evolution of labour markets and policies supporting the reconciliation of work and family life. Using country-level data from the early 1980s for 18 OECD countries, we estimate the influence of labour market and...

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Effects of reducing gender gaps in education and labour force participation on economic growth in the OECD

Thévenon, Olivier; Ali, Nabil; Adema, Willem; Salvi … - 2012

This paper assesses the extent to which the increase in women’s human capital, as measured by educational attainment, has contributed to economic growth in OECD countries over the past five decades. Using cross-country/time series data covering 30 countries from 1960 to 2008 on education (the...

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Paid parental leave : lessons from OECD countries and selected U.S. states

Adema, Willem; Clarke, Chris; Frey, Valérie - 2015

The United States is at a crossroads in its policies towards the family and gender equality. Currently America provides basic support for children, fathers, and mothers in the form of unpaid parental leave, child-related tax breaks, and limited public childcare. Alternatively, the United...

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Skills at work : how skills and their use matter in the labour market

Quintini, Glenda - 2014

Human capital is key for economic growth. Not only is it linked to aggregate economic performance but also to each individual’s labour market outcomes. However, a skilled population is not enough to achieve high and inclusive growth, as skills need to be put into productive use at work. Thanks...

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Female Labour Force Participation : Past Trends and Main Determinants in OECD Countries

Jaumotte, Florence - 2003

This paper examines the determinants of female labour force participation in OECD countries, including a number of policy instruments such as the tax treatment of second earners (relative to single individuals), childcare subsidies, child benefits, paid maternity and parental leaves, and tax...

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The Retirement Effects of Old-Age Pension and Early Retirement Schemes in OECD Countries

Duval, Romain - 2003

This paper examines the impact of old-age pension systems and other social transfer programmes on the retirement decision of older males in OECD countries. For each of the 55-59, 60-64 and 65+ age groups, a new panel dataset (22 OECD countries over 1969-1999 or shorter periods in some cases) of...

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Coping with Ageing : A Dynamic Approach to Quantify the Impact of Alternative Policy Options on Future Labour Supply in OECD Countries

Burniaux, Jean-Marc - 2004

In the face of the substantial ageing of population expected to occur in OECD countries over coming decades, policies that boost labour-force participation attract considerable interest. There remain large cross-country divergences in participation rates that are largely accounted for by...

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