; secondly, wage compression is linked to labor market outcomes in terms of employment. Compressed wage structure (usually caused …

This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history … observed disability rates result from gradual deteriorations in health. We find no direct effect of health shocks on employment … the employment rate at age 40 with around 21 percentage points. Our results show that early childhood conditions are …

We analyze the impact of the UK national minimum wage (NMW) on the employment of young workers. The previous literature …, we find a significant and negative employment effect for male workers at 21, which we believe to be an anticipation … effect on employment of young workers, with this effect possibly occurring already well in advance of reaching the threshold …

For the last two decades, the increase of employment among cohorts of individuals aged 50+ has been a policy objective … on the European employment agenda. The present paper takes stock of the situation as observed in Belgium over the time … period 1997-2011. First, we provide analysis on the evolution of older workers' employment in Belgium and its neighboring …

by behavioral adjustments yet which are of considerable importance to one’s quality of life: employment, earnings and …

We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … health, higher employment, and longer working hours. We estimate a Heckman selection model for employment and hours worked. A … that employment was associated with better mental health for all women. Higher job hours were associated with lower mental …

that has been made of the role of labor policy in relation to macroeconomic policy. It is argued that much of the problems …