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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27
This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...
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Opt-in e-mail marketing influence on consumer behaviour: A Stimuli–Organism–Response (S–O–R) theory perspective
Ligaraba, Neo; Chuchu, Tinashe; Nyagadza, Brighton - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-17
The paper examines the influence of opt-in e-mail marketing on consumer behaviour. The study attempts to extend the …-mail advertising and intention towards the sender in the context of opt-in email marketing. Data were collected in South Africa through … an online survey of 436 opt-in e-mail marketing subscribers. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to measure …
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Consumer behaviour for wine 2.0: A review since 2003 and future directions
Lockshin, Lawrence S.; Corsi, Armando Maria - In: Wine Economics and Policy 1 (2012) 1, pp. 2-23
for generalisable results. Some areas with greatest research needs are: retail marketing and consumer response to the … and luxury wine behaviour and successful marketing practices; consumer behaviour in emerging markets; the value of wine … tourism and marketing for value; the relationship between grape/wine quality and consumer behaviour; consumer response to wine …
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Labour market and social policy development in Poland
Golinowska, Stanislawa - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 37 (2004) 4, pp. 346-374
The article describes (concentrates on the description of) the employment development and social problems related to labour market situation in Poland during the transition period (before the EU accession). It consists of four parts. The first gives an overview of basic tendencies in labour...
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Can employment subsidies and greater labour market flexibility increase job opportunities for youth? Revisiting the Italian On-the-job Training Programme
Tattara, Giuseppe; Valentini, Marco - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 42 (2009) 3, pp. 197-212
The CFL (On-the-job Training) Programme was introduced in Italy in 1985 with the aim of reducing youth unemployment. The new programme offered employers two main advantages: it exempted them almost completely from payment of payroll taxes and it provided them with virtually the only opportunity...
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Testing the neoclassical migration model: overall and age-group specific results for German regions
Mitze, Timo; Reinkowski, Janina - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 43 (2011) 4, pp. 277-297
This paper tests the empirical validity of the neoclassical migration model in predicting German internal migration flows. We estimate static and dynamic migration functions for 97 Spatial Planning Regions between 1996 and 2006 using key labor market signals including income and unemployment...
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Mit Workfare aus der Sozialhilfe? Lehren aus einem Modellprojekt
Schneider, Hilmar; Uhlendorff, Arne; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 197-203
We are reporting from an evaluation of a municipal workfare pilot project. The program was intended to integrate young welfare recipients into employment. According to the workfare principle, participation was mandatory for those being assigned to the program. Welfare claims were denied for...
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Evaluation sozialpolitischer Reformen
Puhani, Patrick A.; Sonderhof, Katja - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 205-213
This paper illustrates the evaluation of changes in social policy regulations with respect to two reforms that strengthened the rights of either employers or employees. Causal effects of the reform are based on control group designs (difference-in-differences estimates). The results show that...
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Young beneficiaries’ routes off benefits through labour market integration: the case of Germany
Schels, Brigitte - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 3, pp. 261-278
The study explores routes off benefits through labour market integration for young adults in Germany. Policies for young people are focused on a rapid integration into employment or training to prevent long-term benefits dependency. The causes of long-term benefits receipt can be related to poor...
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Poverty and the social participation of young people—an analysis of poverty-related withdrawal mechanisms
Damelang, Andreas; Kloß, Georgi - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 46 (2013) 4, pp. 321-333
This paper analyses poverty-specific withdrawal mechanisms of children and adolescents. A lower social participation rate in extracurricular organisations decreases opportunities for informal learning and consequently reduces life chances. Poverty research has demonstrated that financial...
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