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The cost of job loss in carbon-intensive sectors: Evidence from Germany
Barreto, Cesar - 2023
The green transformation of the economy is expected to lead to a sharp reduction in employment in carbon-intensive industries. For designing policies to support displaced workers, it is crucial to better understand the cost of job loss, whether there are specific effects of being displaced from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491375
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China's Labour Market in Transition : Job Creation, Migration and Regulation
Herd, Richard - 2010
Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in agriculture has declined, against the backdrop of ongoing urbanisation. Over 200 million people have been drawn into urban areas through official or unofficial migration, despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444601
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Improving School-to-work Transitions in New Zealand
Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...
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The German Labour Market: Preparing for the Future
Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...
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China's Labour Market in Transition: Job Creation, Migration and Regulation
Herd, Richard; Koen, Vincent; Reutersward, Anders - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in agriculture has declined, against the backdrop of ongoing urbanisation. Over 200 million people have been drawn into urban areas through official or unofficial migration, despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480477
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Transitions in and out of Unemployment among Young People in the Irish Recession
Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Seamus; Philip O’Connell; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Young people have been hit hard by unemployment during the Irish recession. While much research has been undertaken to study the effects of the recession on overall labour market dynamics, little is known about the specific effects on youth unemployment and the associated challenges. This paper...
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Matching Skills and Jobs in Estonia
Demmou, Lilas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
The labour market in Estonia is volatile, increasing the risk that groups with some obstacles to enter the labour market (youth, non-Estonian speakers and workers with no upper secondary graduation certificate) may become long-term unemployed, due to the aggravating skills mismatch in the wake...
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Investing Efficiently in Education and Active Labour Market Policies in Slovakia
Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
In Slovakia, educational outcomes are below the OECD average and are too dependent on the socioeconomic background of students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active labour market policies are very low by international...
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Tackling Labour Mismatches and Promoting Mobility in Hungary
Sorbe, Stéphane - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Significant labour market mismatches and insufficient mobility penalise employment and productivity. Mismatches have above all a skills dimension, with an excess of low-skilled workers and a possible lack of skilled workers in certain domains. Reducing the high tax wedge on low salaries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276976
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Portugal: Rebalancing the Economy and Returning to Growth Through Job Creation and Better Capital Allocation
Pina, Álvaro; Abreu, Ildeberta - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
alternative financing strategies for firms, such as greater reliance on equity. To restore growth, Portugal needs to foster the … cohesion. This Working Paper relates to the 2012 OECD Economic Survey of Portugal (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/portugal).<P>Portugal … propres. Pour renouer avec la croissance, le Portugal doit favoriser le redéploiement de la main-d’oeuvre et du capital, pour …
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