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the 1990-2004 period affect unemployment as well as the employment and average wages of workers in different sectors of … minimum wage may increase unemployment (although the estimates arenot robust). There are no discernable effects of minimum … workersin each of four education levels indicate that higher minimum wages have larger positive effects on the wages of the …
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agricultural sector of the North-West province? - Is there any relation between poverty and unemployment? - Does the implementation …
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, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and institutions in the labor market. There is particular emphasis on the …
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This paper explores the effects of unemployment on the school enrolment decisions. A few studies that have taken up … enrolment decision that is capable of explaining these results in a unified manner. In this model, unemployment affects the … enrolment decision both through changing costs of and returns to education (investment effect) and through changing parental …
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Education became one of the largest sub-system of modern societies in the past century. The role of education is no … associated with Theodore W. Schulz. According to his presumptions, the people make investments through education and training … explanations created to justify the contribution of education to economic development. The most significant from among them are as …
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In this thesis, we theoretically and experimentally analyze three aspects of labor markets. We first ask whether the introduction of a minimum wage not only increases the wages of workers who previously earned less than this minimum wage, but also of those who earned considerably more already....
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minimum wage problem. 4. Industrial education and wages. 5. Consolidation of departments inspecting buildings in New York City … -- vol. 4. Appendices: VI. Relationship between industrial education and wages. VII. Cost of living in New York State. VIII …
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This dissertation is an empirical investigation into the distributive effects of overand under-education, defined as … regarding workers' performance on the job. The existence of permanent and sizable mismatch rates means that returns to education … might decide it is worthwhile to keep investing in education even if the probability of finding appropriate employment is …
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Minimum wage laws have become a key political issue, following on the heels of over 130 successful living wage campaigns around the country. In the debates surrounding these mandated wage floors, one recurring issue has been whether the legislation has wider-ranging impacts on wages than the...
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We consider a labour market model of oligopsonistic wage competition and show that there is a holdup problem although workers do not have any bargaining power. When a firm invests more, it pays a higher wage in order to attract workers from competitors. Because workers participate in the returns...
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