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Concentration in US Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data
Azar, José; Marinescu, Ioana E.; Steinbaum, Marshall; … - 2018
Using data on the near-universe of online US job vacancies collected by Burning Glass Technologies in 2016, we calculate labor market concentration using the Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) for each commuting zone by 6-digit SOC occupation. The average market has an HHI of 3,953, or the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816651
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Concentration in US labor markets : evidence from online vacancy data
Azar, José; Marinescu, Ioana; Steinbaum, Marshall; … - 2018
Using data on the near-universe of online US job vacancies collected by Burning Glass Technologies in 2016, we calculate labor market concentration using the Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) for each commuting zone by 6-digit SOC occupation. The average market has an HHI of 3,953, or the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810153
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Administering Foreign-Worker Programs
Cebula, Richard - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1982
The issue of illegal aliens has received considerable attention in recent years. Concern over the problem of illegal aliens has promulgated an array of efforts by the federal government to examine and revise immigration statutes and practices. Indeed, much debate has arisen over the possibility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114361
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Minimum wage and informality in Ecuador
Canelas, Carla - 2014
This paper investigates if changes in the minimum wage have influenced changes on the formality and informality rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343190
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The labor market effects of Venezuelan migration to Colombia: Reconciling conflicting results
Lebow, Jeremy - In: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 13 (2022) 1, pp. 1-49
are also larger in cities that have a higher baseline informality rate and lower ease of starting a business. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014552464
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Minimum wage and informality in Ecuador
Canelas, Carla - 2014
This paper investigates if changes in the minimum wage have influenced changes on the formality and informality rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010228735
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The labor market effects of Venezuelan migration to Colombia : reconciling conflicting results
Lebow, Jeremy - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 13 (2022) 1, pp. 1-49
are also larger in cities that have a higher baseline informality rate and lower ease of starting a business. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013272321
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Wages and informality in developing countries
Meghir, Costas; Narita, Renata; Robin, Jean-Marc - 2012
regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labo market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369075
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Wages and Informality in Developing Countries
Meghir, Costas; Narita, Renata; Robin, Jean-Marc - Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University - 2012
regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labor market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011253051
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Desempleo y ocupación en las ciudades colombianas. Un ejercicio con datos panel
HERNÁNDEZ, César Augusto MERCHÁN - DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE PLANEACIÓN - 2014
El presente documento describe los principales indicadores del mercado laboral e indaga sobre los determinantes del desempleo y, alternativamente, del empleo en las ciudades colombianas. Se utilizan datos panel por ciudad de las encuestas de hogares. En general, los factores del lado de la...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010889024