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Better harnessing talent and knowledge to boost sustainable medium-term growth in Spain

Haugh, David; Westmore, Ben - 2014

Structural transformation towards a more knowledge-based economy will strengthen Spain’s medium-term growth prospects. To deal with long standing impediments to higher growth the government has a substantial structural reform programme touching on education, the labour market and the business...

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The "family 500+" child allowance and female labour supply in Poland

Magda, Iga; Kiełczewska, Aneta; Brandt, Nicola - 2018

In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called “Family 500+”, with the aim to increase fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work...

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The Czech labour market : documenting structural change and remaining challenges

Araújo, Sónia; Maleček, Petr - 2015

youth unemployment are persistent and especially affect the lower-skilled. Skill and occupational mismatches of vocational … time, the labour market has been responding faster to output shocks and output growth consistent with constant unemployment …-term unemployment. …

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Labour market performance by age groups : a focus on France

Boulhol, Hervé; Sicari, Patrizio - 2013

contribution of each age group to total unemployment-rate differentials is also computed. An estimate of the sensitivity of age …-specific unemployment rates to the economic cycle is provided for OECD countries. France is one of the OECD countries having the highest …’s total unemployment rate differential with best-performing countries. Youth unemployment rate is especially sensitive to …

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Making the labour market work better in Poland

Boulhol, Hervé - 2014

Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...

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The macroeconomic impact of structural policies on labour market outcomes in OECD countries : a reassessment

Gál, Peter; Theising, Adam - 2015

setting institutions are found to be robust policy determinants of the aggregate employment and unemployment rates. Looking …

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Rejuvenating Greece's labour market to generate more and higher-quality jobs

Bulman, Tim - 2020

picking up. Unemployment remained high and employment rates were low, especially among women, the young and older workers. The …

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Determinants of female entrepreneurship in India

Daymard, Arnaud - 2015

This paper examines the nature and determinants of female entrepreneurship in India based on survey data. The first part assesses basic characteristics of female entrepreneurship in India, while the subsequent sections analyse key determinants of female entrepreneurship based on the literature,...

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Strengthening skill use and school-to-work transitions in the Czech Republic

Araújo, Sónia; Maleček, Petr - 2015

market needs requires active participation of social partners, students and education institutions. The rapid expansion of …

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Determinants of the low female labour force participation in India

Sorsa, Piritta; Mareš, Jan; Didier, Mathilde; … - 2015

The low and declining female labour force participation rate in India despite strong growth over the past decade is puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants...

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