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Despite relative affluence, workplace stress is a prominent feature of the US labour market. To the extent that job stress causes poor health outcomes – either directly through increased blood pressure, fatigue, muscle pain, etc. or indirectly through increased rates of cigarette smoking –...
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low levels of education. There are two crucial policy priorities to improve employment prospects for youth in Spain. First …
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education and job related skills often limit their employment prospects. Among lowskilled workers, a high minimum wage and …Economic growth and recent policy reforms have increased employment and reduced overall poverty in Chile. Yet there are … strict employment protection pose a barrier to employment. At the same time, education and training policies do not …
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between education institutions and employment, iii) providing training opportunities during working life, and iv) making …
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considerable unmet demand for skills, which is in the focus of the EU employment promotion policies. This paper studies the special … an important message to the EU employment policy debate that currently revolves around the skill mismatch in general and …
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the level of other Nordics. Easing employment regulations and allowing more flexible wage setting would increase both …Employment fosters equity and economic inclusiveness because those out of work face the highest risk of poverty, and it … lower hurdles to employment, which are high for the low-skilled. Policies to speed up tertiary graduation, improve work …
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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 utilisation is only average due to structurally low employment rates, particularly at both … ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …
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Many countries invest considerable resources into promoting employment and the creation of jobs. At the same time … might also influence labour supply choices and lead to higher employment. Providing robust evidence for the relationship …
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