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throughout the wage distribution. For the different demographic groups analyzed, the statistically significant estimated average … impacts in the lower part of their wage distribution, while Whites likely experience larger impacts in the upper part of their …
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throughout the wage distribution. For the different demographic groups analyzed, the statistically significant estimated average … impacts in the lower part of their wage distribution, while Whites likely experience larger impacts in the upper part of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118771
, employment or training (NEETs). To estimate the causal effect of participating in the programme on the employment outcomes, we …
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India is home to some 120 million children under the age of 5, 36 percent of whom are chronically malnourished. The associated high prevalence of stunting has generated a stream of research explaining why chronic malnourishment in India is higher than in poorer countries of sub-Saharan Africa....
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This study investigates whether minimum wage increases in the United States affect an important non-market outcome … wage increases lead to improvements in overall worker health. In fact, we find some evidence that minimum wage increases …
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Using the Canadian Labour Force Survey, we document the short-term impact of COVID-19 on self-employed individuals in Canada, which we interpret as small business owners. We document an important decrease in business ownership between February 2020 and May 2020 (-14.8 percent for incorporated...
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-System promotes employment prospects for all groups and the wage premia are substantial for young males, but much lower for older …
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recruitment, but non-EU migrants have the largest impact on wage determination. …
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COVID-19 substantially decreased employment, but the effects vary among demographic and socioeconomic groups. We … document the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. The unemployment … rate understates employment losses. We focus on the percentage of the civilian population that is employed and at work …
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This paper investigates whether minimum wage increases impact worker health in the United States. We consider self … Factor Surveillance Survey. Among men, we find no evidence that minimum wage increases improve health; instead, we find that … improved mental health following minimum wage increases among women. These findings broaden our understanding of the full …
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