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How did immigrants fare in the Irish labour market over the Great Recession?
Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Séamus; O'Connell, Philip J.; … - 2016
This paper identifies the labour market impact of the Great Recession on immigrants compared to natives and how this relationship has evolved since the downturn. We find that the employment penalty suffered by immigrant workers, relative to native workers, increased significantly over the Irish...
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Faces of joblessness : characterising employment barriers to inform policy
Fernández, Rodrigo; Immervoll, Herwig; Pacifico, Daniele; … - 2016
institutions. …
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The Czech labour market : documenting structural change and remaining challenges
Araújo, Sónia; Maleček, Petr - 2015
youth unemployment are persistent and especially affect the lower-skilled. Skill and occupational mismatches of vocational … time, the labour market has been responding faster to output shocks and output growth consistent with constant unemployment …-term unemployment. …
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Making the labour market work better in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé - 2014
Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...
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Enhancing employability and skills to meet labour market needs in Italy
Garda, Paula - 2017
The various deficiencies of the labour market and the educational system have resulted in high unemployment, low labour … force participation, low skills levels and high skill mismatch. Job creation is key to tackling the high unemployment rates … a priority. Business involvement in education and training institutions at all educational levels will be paramount to …
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Rejuvenating Greece's labour market to generate more and higher-quality jobs
Bulman, Tim - 2020
picking up. Unemployment remained high and employment rates were low, especially among women, the young and older workers. The …
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Labour market transitions across OECD countries: Stylised facts
Causa, Orsetta - 2021
to facilitate hiring dynamics and to minimise long-term unemployment and scarring risks among vulnerable groups who have …
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Do digital skill certificates help new workers enter the market? : evidence from an online labour platform
Kässi, Otto; Lehdonvirta, Vili - 2019
This paper studies the effects of a voluntary skill certification scheme in an online freelancing labour market. The paper show that obtaining skill certificates increases a worker’s earnings. This effect is not driven by increased worker productivity but by decreased employer uncertainty. The...
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Strengthening skill use and school-to-work transitions in the Czech Republic
Araújo, Sónia; Maleček, Petr - 2015
market needs requires active participation of social partners, students and education institutions. The rapid expansion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399278
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Who are the top 1 % earners in Europe?
Denk, Oliver - 2015
Top earners have become the subject of intense public and scholarly debate. This is the first paper that comprehensively documents the profiles of the 1% highest paid employees across 18 European countries. The data come from the largest harmonised source available, an employer-based survey that...
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