"Facing the recent German debate on the minimum wage, this paper analyses theoretical effects of minimum wages on employment and wage distribution under a frictional setting. I??review new developments in search theory and discuss the influence of the minimum wage on wages and employment under...

We estimate a trend in the aggregate labor force participation rate using the age-gender and the birth cohort effects in the labor force participation rates of different demographic groups and the actual demographic composition of the population. We find that, in 2012, the aggregate labor force...

Global financial and economic crisis has dramatically changed the economic and social landscape of all world countries. In this context, economic factors and social variables have deteriorated even more and the interconditionality between them became increasingly stronger in the sense that the...

A magyar kormány 2001-ben 57 százalékkal emelte a minimálbért, e sorok írásakor pedig újabb 25-44 százalékos emelésről tárgyal az immár egyetértő szakszervezetekkel. A tanulmány e lépés foglalkoztatási következményeinek felméréséhez szeretne támpontokat nyújtani. Az...

This article examines some of the key factors that will influence Australia's potential employment growth rate over the medium term. This includes the outlook for labour force growth, particularly in the light of demographic factors.

Women employment has become a critical development challenge globally. This is because the exclusion of women in employment has potential negative effects on both sustainable inclusive development and poverty reduction. In this paper, we examine the characteristics and the key determinants of...

The labor markets of developing countries are analysed, focusing on the importance of investment and flexibility.

Die Zahl der sozialversicherungspflichtig (SV-pflichtig) Beschäftigten hat in Ostdeutschland im Verlauf dieses Jahres leicht zugenommen. Wie sich SV-pflichtige Vollzeit- und Teilzeitbeschäftigung entwickelt haben, konnte infolge einer Statistikumstellung vorübergehend nicht beurteilt werden....

The share of subsidized employment on total employment has declined significantly. But it is still well above the West German level. The decline in subsidized employment is compensated by a sharp increase in non-supported employment. The decline in unemployment has flattened out. Due to the...