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An exploration of the determinants of the subjective well-being of Americans during the Great Recession

Caldera Sánchez, Aida; Tassot, Caroline - 2014

This paper uses data from the American Life Panel to understand the determinants of well-being in the United States during the Great Recession. It investigates how various dimensions of subjective wellbeing reflected in the OECD Better Life Framework impact subjective well-being. The results...

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Improving well-being in the United States

Caldera Sánchez, Aida; Lenain, Patrick; Fleche, Sarah - 2014

Life is quite good in the United States compared to other OECD countries, thanks to strong economic growth and technological progress having lifted average income to high levels. Nonetheless, there is evidence that the benefits from growth have not been sufficiently broad based. Self-reported...

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ICT skills and labor market outcomes in India : evidence from cell tower expansion

Azam, Mehtabul; Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad Jahan - 2024

participation and employment). In contrast, there are important effects at the intensive margin: a 10 percentile higher ICT skills … index increases the probability of salaried employment by 6.5 percentage points, and leads to a 9.5 percent higher per … capita expenditure. Employment transitions happen from daily wage employment and self-employment to salaried employment. The …

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Trade and inequality in Europe and the US

Dorn, David; Levell, Peter - 2021

shows that growing import competition from China differentially reduced earnings and employment rates for workers in more … largest for lower-skilled individuals. We show that domestic manufacturing employment declined much more in countries that saw …

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Was the Georgian policy shifting public sector working hours by one hour "family friendly" and did it increase female labor participation?

Bezhanishvili, Levan; Appleman, William; Abramishvili, Zurab - 2020

On September 1, 2014, Georgia enacted a one-time, immediate policy shifting public office working hours from 10:00-19:00 to 9:00-18:00 and affected the work schedules of all subjected employees. Due to professional scheduling conflicts faced by women with household responsibilities, some members...

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Trends in Poverty, Employment, and Wages : White, Black, and Hispanic Women in the US, 1988-2002

Mergoupis, Thanos - 2007

This paper investigates the relationship between labor market experiences and poverty levels for white, black, and Hispanic women in the US. The first part examines 1990 and 2002, two years with very similar national unemployment levels, and shows how the probability of being in poor changed...

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