The share of non-regular employment has been increasing in many developed countries during the past two decades. The … objective of this paper is to study a cause of the upward trend in non-regular employment by focusing on productivity growth … employed workers. In order to study the impact of long-run productivity growth on unemployment and non-regular employment, I …

Using cross-country and panel regressions, we investigate to what extent gender gaps in education and employment … to employment gaps using panel data. We find that gender gaps in education and employment significantly reduce economic … growth. The combined 'costs' of education and employment gaps in Middle East and North Africa and South Asia amount …

Using cross-country and panel regressions, we investigate to what extent gender gaps in education and employment … to employment gaps using panel data. We find that gender gaps in education and employment significantly reduce economic … growth. The combined ‘costs’ of education and employment gaps in Middle East and North Africa and South Asia amount …

, and encourage greater employment of women and youth, who are under-represented in the labour force. Attracting more women … to employment requires increasing the availability of childcare, strengthening maternity leave and creating more family …-friendly workplaces. Youth employment rates should be boosted by upgrading tertiary education through stronger competition and closer …

about strict labor market regulations, employment protection and minimum wages is probably time largely wasted. …