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The impact of health and education on labor force participation in aging societies: Projections for the United States and Germany from a dynamic microsimulation
Böheim, René; Horvath, Gerard Thomas; Leoni, Thomas; … - 2021
Using a highly stylized dynamic microsimulation model, we project the labor force of the United States up to the year 2060 and contrast these projections with projections for Germany to assess differential effects on outcomes The projections are consistent with the U S Census Bureau's and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012800472
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Labor Markets in Latin America: A Supply-Side Story
Duryea, Suzanne; Székely, Miguel - 1998
This paper shows that the factors affecting labor supply have been key determinants of the changes in employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327033
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Income support systems, labour supply incentives and employment: Some cross-country evidence
Forslund, Anders; Fredriksson, Peter - 2009
objective is to identify policy tools that help generate sustained increases in employment in the long run. Therefore, we focus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273947
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EU employment dynamics: The pandemic years and beyond
Jestl, Stefan; Stehrer, Robert - 2021
difficulties. This study explores potential future employment dynamics across European industries and employment groups for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014565947
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Output-Employment Relationship across Sectors: A Long- versus Short-Run Perspective
Şahin, Afşin; Tansel, Aysit; Berument, M. Hakan - 2013
This paper investigates the nature of the output-employment relationship by using the Turkish quarterly data for the … period from 1988 to 2008. Even if we fail to find a long-run relationship between aggregate output and total employment …, there are long-run relationships for the aggregate output with non-agricultural employment and sectoral employment levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500246
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Impact of Special Economic Zones on Employment, Poverty and Human Development
Aggarwal, Aradhna - 2007
India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues: employment generation, skill formation (human … interviews of entrepreneurs and workers across the three largest SEZs (in terms of their contribution to exports and employment …) : SEEPZ, Madras and Noida. The analysis reveals that `employment generation' has been the most important channel through which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807601
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International Labour Force Participation Rates by Gender: Unit Root or Structural Breaks?
Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Balcilar, Mehmet; Tansel, Aysit - 2011
in the total, female and male labour force participation rates (LFPR) for Australia, Canada and the USA. We extend the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500194
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Are Labor Force Participation Rates Really Non-Stationary? Evidence from Three OECD Countries
Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Balcilar, Mehmet; Tansel, Aysit - 2012
rate (LFPR) series of Australia, Canada and the USA. Therefore we allow for endogenously determined multiple structural … previous research the LFPRs of Australia, Canada and the USA are stationary implying that the informational value of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500218
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An economic analysis of tobacco control policies in Turkey
Arslanhan, Selin; Caner, Asena; Helvacioglu, Kerem; … - 2011
To evaluate the costs and benefits of various anti-smoking policy alternatives including taxation and four cessation programs, accounting for the demographic projections in 2011-2050 in Turkey. Demographic projections are combined with incidence and mortality rates of four major cigarette...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500179
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Apertura, reforma y mercado de trabajo: La experiencia de una década de cambios estructurales en el Perú
Pagés-Serra, Carmen - 1999
Este estudio examina la situación laboral en el Perú y encuentra evidencia de una profunda transformación en el mercado de trabajo durante los noventa. En primer lugar, la creación de empleos en el sector privado se aceleró enormemente a partir de 1992. Sin embargo, el fuerte y simultaneo...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326955