The study here analyzes, across European countries, the relationship between labour and drivers of technological innovation, also considering the interaction of these variables with the structural indicator of the public debt. The main findings are: the fruitful effect of total public...

This brief examines effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on labor market outcomes using data from the Current Population Survey from 2000 to 2016. Results indicate that through 2016, the ACA had little to no adverse effect on employment and usual hours worked per week. Levels of part-time...

Unfavorable negative demographic trends in the country leading to processes of decreasing and aging of labor resources, sustainably unbalanced character of labor market, characterized by high unemployment and low labor demand, the availability of vulnerable groups and significant regional...

This paper is a result of several years of efforts related to the study of the social policies applied on unemployment and employment and a study of the impact of the National Program "From Social Assistance to Employment" of the national labor market. The possibilities for social integration...

In this chapter I discuss the history and basic incentive effects of two key U.S. cash assistance programs aimed at families with children. Starting roughly in the 1980s, critics of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program argued that the program -- designed largely to cut...

This paper is a result of several years of efforts related to the study of the social policies applied on unemployment and employment and a study of the impact of the National Program “From Social Assistance to Employment” of the national labor market. The possibilities for social...

This chapter reviews what economists have learned about the impact of labor market institutions, defined broadly as government regulations and union activity on labor outcomes in developing countries. It finds that: (1) Labor institutions vary greatly among developing countries but less than...

This article reviews the history of executive compensation regulation in America and surveys the literature on the effects of these policies. CEOs are almost exclusively in the top 1% of the pay distribution, and regulation of their pay is seen as a well-targeted way of reducing income...

This paper is a result of several years of efforts related to the study of the social policies applied on unemployment and employment and a study of the impact of the National Program "From Social Assistance to Employment" of the national labor market. The possibilities for social integration...

The paper discusses the main characteristics of the active social programs on the labor market implemented in Bulgaria in periods of active transformations. The active programs' advantages are analyzed and some important considerations on the process of assessment of their effectiveness are made...