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Employment in Poland 2005
Bukowski, Maciej; Lewandowski, Piotr; Magda, Iga; … - EconWPA - 2005
present a comprehensive statistical and econometric analysis of employment, unemployment and participation in Poland in the …. Also the qualitative survey of institutional background of labor market in Poland is conducted. We complement our research … with some policy prescriptions. At the moment Poland exhibits the highest unemployment rate in OECD and one of the lowest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556757
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Skill wage premia, employment, and cohort effects: are workers in Germany all of the same type?
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Kohn, Karsten - 2006
This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment subsample 1975{1997. It extends the analytical framework of Card and Lemieux (2001) which simultaneously includes skill and age as important dimensions of heterogeneity. After...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268008
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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research
van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007
This paper examines to what extent recent empirical evidence can collectively and systematically substantiate the claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276297
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The Long Run Earnings Effects of a Credit Market Disruption
Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; De Philippis, Marta; Sette, Enrico - 2020
This paper studies the long term consequences on workers' labour earnings of the credit crunch induced by the 2007-2008 financial crisis. We study the evolution of both employment and wages in a large sample of Italian workers followed for nine years after the start of the crisis. We rely on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207866
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The Great Canadian Recovery: The Impact of COVID-19 on Canada's Labour Market
Jones, Stephen R. G.; Lange, Fabian; Riddell, W. Craig; … - 2022
The Canadian labour market experienced a period of unprecedented turmoil following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the main changes using standard labour force statistics and new data on job postings. Envisaging a phase of temporary severing of employment relationships followed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351943
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Rise of the Indian Middle Class and Its Impact on the Labor Market
Eggimann, Andres; Kendzia, Michael J. - 2022
The world is changing its socio-economic landscape. By doing so, the phenomenon of a growing middle-class appears. Both household surveys and growth projections suggest that only about one-third of the global middle class is based in Asia. However, between 2009 and 2017, the global middle-class...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351949
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Canadian Labour Market Dynamics during COVID-19
Jones, Stephen R. G.; Lange, Fabian; Riddell, W. Craig; … - 2021
The Canadian labour market experienced a period of unprecedented turmoil following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the main changes using standard labour force statistics and new data on job postings. Envisaging a phase of temporary severing of employment relationships followed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658167
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The long-term earnings' effects of a credit market disruption
Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; De Philippis, Marta; Sette, Enrico - 2023
This paper studies the long-term consequences on firms and workers of the credit crunch triggered by the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Relying on a unique matched bank-employer-employee administrative dataset, we construct a firm-specific credit supply shock and examine firms' and workers'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014446339
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Policies to Help the Working Class in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Corinth, Kevin; Holtz-Eakin, Douglas - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government mandated shutdowns caused a historic shock to the U.S. economy and a disproportionate job loss concentrated among the working class. While an unprecedented social safety net policy response successfully offset earnings loses among lower-wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012498067
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The great Canadian recovery : the impact of COVID-19 on Canada's labour market
Jones, Stephen R. G.; Lange, Fabian; Riddell, William Craig - 2022
The Canadian labour market experienced a period of unprecedented turmoil following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the main changes using standard labour force statistics and new data on job postings. Envisaging a phase of temporary severing of employment relationships followed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013274013