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Impediments to the productive employment of labor in Japan
Ono, Hiroshi; Rebick, Marcus E. - 2002
We examine a number of personnel practices, laws and regulations that lower the supply of labor in the Japanese economy. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of impediments, those that restrict the movement of labor between firms, and those that discourage women from participating to a greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281367
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Impediments to the productive employment of labor in Japan
Ono, Hiroshi (contributor); Rebick, Marcus E. (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
We examine a number of personnel practices, laws and regulations that lower the supply of labor in the Japanese economy. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of impediments, those that restrict the movement of labor between firms, and those that discourage women from participating to a greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001673633
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Labor force participation of married women in Turkey : is there an added or a discouraged worker effect?
Karaoglan, Deniz; Okten, Cagla - 2012
This article analyzes married women's labor supply responses to their husbands' job loss (added worker effect) and worsening of unemployment conditions (discouraged worker effect). We find that married women whose husbands are unemployed or underemployed are more likely to participate in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009548070
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Labor Force Participation of Married Women in Turkey : Is There an Added or a Discouraged Worker Effect?
Karaoglan, Deniz - 2012
This article analyzes married women's labor supply responses to their husbands' job loss (added worker effect) and worsening of unemployment conditions (discouraged worker effect). We find that married women whose husbands are unemployed or underemployed are more likely to participate in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104952
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Gender and Employment in the COVID-19 Recession : Evidence on “She-Cessions”
Bluedorn, John C.; Caselli, Francesca; Hansen, Niels-Jakob - 2022
Early evidence on the pandemic’s effects pointed to women’s employment falling disproportionately, leading observers to … to two-thirds exhibiting larger declines in women’s than men’s employment rates. These gender differences in COVID-19’s … related to COVID-19’s impacts on gender shares in employment within sectors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013302778
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Explaining the male native-immigrant employment gap in Sweden : the role of human capital and migrant categories
Bevelander, Pieter; Luik, Marc-André; Emilsson, Henrik - 2016
Despite having one of the most celebrated labor market integration policies, the native-immigrant employment gap in … the employment gap between male immigrants and natives. The results show that the traditional human capital theory only …, large unexplained employment gaps still persists between immigrants and natives and between migrant categories. Our analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476506
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Female Employment and Turkey's EU Accession Process
Munin, Nellie - 2015
not enough is done to exhaust one of the most available and accessible resources to enhance growth: women's employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017947
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Explaining the Male Native-Immigrant Employment Gap in Sweden : The Role of Human Capital and Migrant Categories
Luik, Marc-André - 2016
Despite having one of the most celebrated labor market integration policies, the native-immigrant employment gap in … the employment gap between male immigrants and natives. The results show that the traditional human capital theory only …, large unexplained employment gaps still persists between immigrants and natives and between migrant categories. Our analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012990867
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The response of firms to maternity leave and sickness absence
Schmutte, Ian M.; Skira, Meghan M. - 2022
leave spell starting on firms' employment, hiring, and separations. Firms respond immediately by increasing hiring, but the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260005
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Employment guaranteed? : social protection during a pandemic
Afridi, Farzana; Mahajan, Kanika; Sangwan, Nikita - 2021
examine the role of one of the world's largest employment guarantee schemes, India's MG-NREGA, in cushioning job losses in one … capacity to provide public workdays under the scheme generated relatively higher employment during the pandemic. Consequently … areas in April-August 2020 by 7% overall and by 74% for rural women, over baseline employment rate. These cushioning effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012431401