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Institutions and labor market outcomes in the Netherlands

Gautier, Pieter A.; van der Klaauw, Bas - 2009

force participation is high and the unemployment rate is low (also for young workers). Among the unemployed there are …, however, relatively many long-term unemployed workers. Labor force participation of older workers is in-creasing but still low …

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Regulated and Non-Regulated Companies, Technology Adoptionin Experimental Markets for Emission Permits, and OptionsContracts

Chesney, Marc; Taschini, Luca - Institut für Schweizerisches Bankwesen <Zürich> - 2011

This paper examines the investment strategies of regulated companies in abatement technologies,market participants' trading behaviors, and the liquidity level in an inter-temporalcap{and{trade market using laboratory experiments. The experimental analysis is performedunder varying market...

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Active labor market policy effects for women in Europe: A survey

Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard - 2007

relate the results to the relevant level of female labor force participation. …

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The knowledge lift: The Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels

Albrecht, James; van den Berg, Gerard J; Vroman, Susan - 2004

skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation …

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Media and social capital

Campante, Filipe R.; Durante, Ruben; Tesei, Andrea - 2021

social and political participation to interpersonal trust, in its benign and destructive manifestations. The impact of media …

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"Missing" workers and "missing" jobs since the pandemic

Hobijn, Bart; Șahin, Ayșegül - 2022

participation rate has declined by 1.2 percentage points: A pandemic-induced shortage of workers has restrained job creation and, as … upward pressures on participation would have continued in 2020 and beyond if the pandemic would not have occurred. Second … participation rate since the start of the pandemic reflects a continuation of its long-run downward trend that was already part of …

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From giving birth to paid labor: The effects of adult education for prime-aged mothers

Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2014

actual program participation rate, we model the enrollment decision from the mothers' point of view, using the estimates to …

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Bundling of Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries Using Panel Data: The Case of Peru

Chong, Alberto; Hentschel, Jesko; Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime - 2004

Using panel data for Peru for the period 1994-2000, we find that when households receive two or more services jointly, the welfare increases of the household, as measured by changes in consumption, are larger than when services are provided separately. Such an increase appears to be more than...

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A theory of the informal sector

Azuma, Yoshiaki; Grossman, Herschel I. - 2002

In many countries, especially poor countries, a heavy burden of taxes, bribes, and bureaucratic hassles drives many producers into the informal sector. Is this situation explicable only as a consequence of either the ignorance or the ineptitude of the state authorities? On the contrary this...

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Public charge in the time of coronavirus

Tepepa, Martha - 2020

The United States government recently passed legislation and stabilization packages to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free virus testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid...

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