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Changing wage structure and education in Vietnam 1993-1998: The roles of demand
Liu, Amy - 2005
This paper examines the changes in relative earnings of workers with different education levels during Vietnam’s transition. It is found that females enjoy a higher return to education than males do in 1998, reversing the situation observed five years ago. A large fall in the returns to...
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Changes in the wage structure in EU countries
Christopoulou, Rebekka; Jimeno Serrano, Juan F.; Lamo, Ana - 2010
We study changes in the wage structures in nine EU countries over 1995-2002 and the role of demand, supply and institutional developments in shaping these changes. Using comparable cross-country microeconomic data, we compute for each country and at each decile of the wage distribution, the part...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012530303
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Accounting for changes in the Spanish wage distribution : the role of employment composition
Carrasco, Raquel; Jimeno Serrano, Juan F.; Ortega, A. … - 2011
A pesar de una rápida disminución del desempleo, los salarios reales en España apenas aumentaron durante el periodo 1995-2006. Una posible explicación de este comportamiento se refiere a la importancia de los efectos composición derivados de algunos cambios estructurales, tales como el...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012530347
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A longer run perspective on Australian unemployment
Gregory, R.G - 2000
Unemployment has been at unacceptable levels for at least twenty-five years and is probably Australia’s most serious economic and social problem. Emphasising the economics of the unemployment problem and focussing mainly on the labour market, a historical approach was used which viewed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451696
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Mit Sicherheit besser? : Aktivierung und Flexicurity in Dänemark
Bogedan, Claudia - 2005
Arbeitsmarkt- und Beschäftigungspolitik in Dänemark haben von Wissenschaft und Politik in den letzten Jahren große … flexibler Arbeitsmarkt und umfassende soziale Sicherungssysteme gleichermaßen. Das mit dem Schlagwort Flexicurity umschriebene … Instrumente einer aktivierenden Arbeitsmarktpolitik eingeführt, die in die Tradition eines umfassenden Systems sozialer Sicherung …
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A exclusão social de mulheres jovens, com idade entre 15 a 24 anos, no mercado de trabalho no Brasil
Fernandes, Rosangela Aparecida Soares; Lima, Joao … - 2008
Vários fatores como escolaridade, renda per capita, experiência, maternidade, raça, dentre outros, têm contribuído para a exclusão de mulheres jovens no mercado de trabalho. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a situação das mulheres jovens, com idade entre 15 e 24 anos, no mercado de...
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Labour market outcomes in the UK, NZ, Australia and the US: observations on the impact of labour market and economic reforms
Gregory, R.G - 1999
enterprise culture. As a result Myanmar has not shared in the rapid rise in income in Asia. China is another example. Once …
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The future of Indigenous work: forecasts of labour force status to 2011
Hunter, Boyd; Kinfu, Yohannes; Taylor, John - 2003
The recent release of the final results for the 2001 Census presents an opportunity to assess the net change in employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians for the period covering the first two Howard administrations. This paper uses demographic techniques to make valid comparisons over time,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451693
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Competing with dad: changes in the intergenerational distribution of male labour market income
Gregory, R.G - 1999
Two decades ago a discussion of the interactions between expenditure on the welfare system and labour market changes would have focussed on the impact of changing unemployment levels. Today, the unemployment-welfare expenditure link is still important but another factor has been added....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451694