human resource management to other firms; and many will adopt "low-road" employment practices to keep labor costs low … productivity from new technologies and reduced labor supply could raise average wages, but many workers will clearly be worse off …Current estimates suggest that over the coming decades, slower population growth and lower labor force participation …

" workplaces. These forces will likely raise worker productivity over time while also raising inequality, reducing labor force …The U.S. labor market will be buffeted by major changes in the next few decades, such as an aging population … high-demand industries (like health care and elder care), raise labor force and economic growth, and contribute somewhat to …

policies for the welfare state are analysed: Unemployment accounts, employment subsidies and flexicurity. Finally, a new …

We examine theoretically and empirically social interactions in labor markets and how policy prescriptions can change … dramatically when there are social interactions present. Spillover effects increase labor supply and conformity effects make labor … associated derived demands for labor. Individual and community factors may influence the average length of poverty spells. We …