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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition

Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

other industrial sectors, in agriculture, and in services, as well as unemployment and non-participation in the labor force … present a mixed picture of social dislocation and improved reallocation. -- unemployment ; sectoral shifts ; reallocation …

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The role of short-time work schemes during the global financial crisis and early recovery : a cross-country analysis

Hijzen, Alexander; Martin, Sebastien - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-31

and helps to preserve jobs in the context of a recession by making employment and unemployment less elastic with respect …

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The effects of active labour market policies for immigrants receiving social assistance in Denmark

Heinesen, Eskil; Husted, Leif; Rosholm, Michael - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-22

other programmes. Effects are larger if programmes begin after six months of unemployment. Implications of our estimates are …

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Can public works programs mitigate the impact of crises in Europe? : the case of Latvia

Azam, Mehtabul; Ferré, Céline; Ajwad, Mohamed - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

receiving unemployment benefits. This paper evaluates the targeting performance and welfare impacts of the program. The paper …

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Payments for ecological restoration and internal migration in China : the sloping land conversion program in Ningxia

Démurger, Sylvie; Wan, Haiyuan - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-22

This paper analyzes the impact of the Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP) on rural labor migration in China. We use recent survey data from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and a difference-in-difference approach to assess the impact of the policy on labor migration decision. We find a...

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Reforming an insider-outsider labor market : the Spanish experience

Benrolila, Samuel; Dolado, Juan J.; Jimeno, Juan F. - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 1 (2012), pp. 1-29

This paper presents a case study on reforming a very dysfunctional labor market with a deep insider-outsider divide, namely the Spanish case. We show how a dual market, with permanent and temporary employees, makes real reform much harder, and leads to purely marginal changes that do not alter...

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Mindestlohn im Bauhauptgewerbe : Beschäftigungseffekte nicht nachweisbar

Müller, Kai-Uwe - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 47, pp. 16-21

Die Debatte um einen allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn in Deutschland hält an. Mittlerweile sind die branchenbezogenen Mindestlöhne umfassend evaluiert worden. In diesem Beitrag werden die empirischen Untersuchungen zu den Lohn- und Beschäftigungswirkungen des Mindestlohnes im deutschen...

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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa

Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000–2007...

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Frauen tragen immer mehr zum gemeinsamen Verdienst in Partnerschaften bei

Holst, Elke; Kröger, Lea - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 12, pp. 10-13

for this development is the increasing shift of women out of unemployment and into part-time and marginal employment …

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The German labor market after the Great Recession : successful reforms and future challenges

Caliendo, Marco; Hogenacker, Jens - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 1 (2012), pp. 1-24

economic growth in the future. -- unemployment ; labor force participation ; labor supply ; benefit systems ; public policy …

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