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We analyse the impact of retraining for the unemployed on future labour market success, and estimate effects separately … that on average, after a period with strong lock-in effects, retraining increases the employment probability of women by … effectiveness of retraining by target occupations, these differences cannot completely explain the observed gender differences …
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We analyse the impact of retraining for the unemployed on future labour market success, and estimate effects separately … that on average, after a period with strong lock-in effects, retraining increases the employment probability of women by … effectiveness of retraining by target occupations, these differences cannot completely explain the observed gender differences …
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Manufacturing employment in Georgia has declined as thousands of jobs have been lost to foreign suppliers and improvements in productivity. Changes in the state s industrial structure have created mismatches between worker capabilities and the skills required to work in a new field. The...
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The objective of this paper is to provide a comparative assessment of the consequences of worker displacement in France and the United States. I estimate wage losses of displaced workers in the two countries and examine the relative contribution of two important sources of post-displacement wage...
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A well-functioning labor market is characterized by job reallocations, but the individual costs can be vast. We examine if individual's ability to cope with such adjustments depends on their cognitive and non-cognitive skills (measured by population-wide enlistment tests). Since selection into...
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Many economists agree that the United States’ openness to competition and technological change raises our living standards, but sometimes results in job losses. This article summarizes “Job Loss: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses,” a conference which was cosponsored by the Federal...
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