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This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data....
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This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543262
In this paper we examine the impact of rises in inactivity on wages in the US economy and find evidence of a … statistically significant negative effect. These nonparticipants exert additional downward pressure on wages over and above the … wages and find it has no different effect from that of short-term unemployment. Our analysis provides strong empirical …
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are weekly wages and happiness. Our results show significant effects at age 50 from early adulthood unemployment. These …
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climate of employment relations and union effects on employment growth. …
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UK population growth over the last thirty-five years has been remarkably low in comparison with other countries; the population grew by just 7% between 1971 and 2004, less than all the other EU15 countries except Germany. The UK population has grown at a faster pace since the turn of the...
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still a strong case for policy intervention to address the difficulties that the young are having in accessing employment. …
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This paper addresses the issue of underemployment in the UK labour market – the demand for hours of work is less than workers’ willingness to supply extra hours. Workers would like to work more hours, but there is insufficient product demand to justify additional hours. This...
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