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Job retention schemes during COVID-19 : a review of policy responses
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Rinne, Ulf; Brunner, Johannes - 2022
This policy brief provides an update on job retention policies in a sample of 20 countries representing the main world regions as well as the diverse types of job retention schemes, in particular short-time work, furlough and wage subsidy schemes as they have been implemented in response to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013269759
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Employment and labor supply responses to the Child Tax Credit expansion : theory and evidence
Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore; Strain, Michael R. - 2024
among adults in those families. Our review of available research suggests that employment within broadly defined demographic … groups was not reduced by the 2021 CTC changes. However, we present evidence that employment was reduced among mothers with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014545076
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Do childcare policies increase maternal employment? : subsidized childcare fosters maternal employment, but employment status, childcare quality, and availability matter
Vuri, Daniela - 2016
employment. Family policies that subsidize childcare and increase its availability have different effects on female labor supply … may depend on countryspecific pre-reform female employment and earnings, and childcare availability, costs, and quality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436632
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Maternity and labor markets : impact of legislation in Colombia
Ramírez Bustamante, Natalia; Tribin Uribe, Ana Maria; … - 2015
, and self-employment. The study points to the need for a redesign of maternity protection policy that would enable the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011290972
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Can Women Save Japan?
Steinberg, Chad - 2012
Japan's potential growth rate is steadily falling with the aging of its population. This paper explores the extent to which raising female labor participation can help slow this trend. Using a cross-country database we find that smaller families, higher female education, and lower marriage rates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098560
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Maternity leave and paternity leave : evidence on the economic impact of legislative changes in high income countries
Canaan, Serena; Lassen, Anne Sophie; Rosenbaum, Philip; … - 2022
Labor market policies for expecting and new mothers emerged at the turn of the nineteenth century. The main motivation for these policies was to ensure the health of mothers and their newborn children. With increased female labor market participation, the focus has gradually shifted to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013168741
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The Impact of Early Fertility Shocks on Women's Fertility and Labor Market Outcomes
Abboud, Ali - 2020
This paper evaluates the effect of unplanned fertility shocks on women's careers. I exploit the early repeal of abortion bans in five US states. This leads to variation in access to abortion across states and birth cohorts, which allows the estimation of the effect of accessing abortion at a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012844928
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Strategies for Reforming Korea's Labor Market to Foster Growth
Dao, Mai - 2014
employment and reducing duality are likely to be considerable in the medium term …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048368
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What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia?
Kinoshita, Yuko - 2015
towards non-regular employment despite women's high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and … Korea to increase FLFP by type (i.e., regular vs. non-regular employment), using the SVAR model. In so doing, we compare … tend to reduce the proportion of regular female employment in Japan and Korea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024437
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Strategies for Reforming Korea's Labor Market to Foster Growth
Dao, Mai - 2015
employment and reducing duality are likely to be considerable in the medium term …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026014