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Unemployment, Underemployment, and Employment Opportunities: Results from a Correspondence Audit of the Labor Market for College Graduates
Nunley, John M.; Pugh, Adam; Romero, Nicholas; Seals, … - Department of Economics, Auburn University - 2014
We conduct a résumé audit to estimate the impact of unemployment and underemployment on the employment prospects facing … recent college graduates. We find no evidence that employers use current or past unemployment spells, regardless of their … obtained while completing one's degree reduces the negative effects of underemployment substantially. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862343
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Surveys of economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment : an ILO manual on concepts and methods
Hussmanns, Ralf; Mehran, Farhad; Verma, Vijay - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004108020
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Colombia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
. At end-2004, the unemployment rate amounted to 12 percent, and about one-third of the labor force was considered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824954
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Professionals in search of work : coping with the stress of job loss and underemployment
Kaufman, Harold G. - 1982 - 1. [Dr.]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004584032
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Argentina; Macroeconomic Crisis and Household Vulnerability
Inchauste, Gabriela; Corbacho, Ana; Garcia-Escribano, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Using urban household surveys, we constructed a panel dataset to study the effects of the Argentine macroeconomic crisis of 1999-2002 with the aim of (1) identifying the most vulnerable households, (2) investigating whether employment in the public sector and government spending served to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826087
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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244942
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Grenada; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) of Grenada for poverty reduction in the interim period. It describes the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245801
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Rwanda: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper focuses on Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) 2013–2018 for Rwanda. Ownership of the EDPRS by a wide range of stakeholders at national level has been a key factor of success. The EDPRS 2 has integrated inclusiveness and sustainability as driving factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244057
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The Human Cost of Recessions; Assessing It, Reducing It
Dao, Mai; Loungani, Prakash - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
present resulting from the Great Recession of 2007–09. We assess the human cost of increased unemployment by surveying what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245873
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Mauritius; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The review outlines a simple analytical model to explain the unemployment puzzle, especially the U-curve phenomenon. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598899