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In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing on the country's first two (2007 and 2010) Labor Force Surveys. We find that even though the global financial crisis had a less severe effect on the labor market outcomes of...
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This paper examines effects of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990 on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree completion and labor market outcomes for native-born Americans. The Act increased the in-flow and stock of foreign STEM workers in the U.S., both by increasing green...
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employment of these newly acquired skills in the home country can have important economic implications. Examining the choice of …
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In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing on the country's first two (2007 and 2010) Labor Force Surveys. We find that even though the global financial crisis had a less severe effect on the labor market outcomes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653183
show firstly that education, skills, training requirements and the compensation structure affect employment and re …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886239
This paper is the first test of differences between age-related reductions in the performance of men and women. The assumption that men age faster is obvious, because men's life expectancy is generally lower. In addition to other studies on age-related reduction in human performance, this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285368
Popular opinion suggests young Australians are no longer interested in families and/or careers. This longitudinal study of Australian university graduates reports early findings about career orientations, associated long working hours and the work/family nexus. Most participants seem to be what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565265
This paper is the first test of differences between age-related reductions in the performance of men and women. The assumption that men age faster is obvious, because men's life expectancy is generally lower. In addition to other studies on age-related reduction in human performance, this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008525385
of countries. The proliferation of skills around the world, increases in world trade, the growth of R&D, and the general … increase in the labor market demand for diverse sets of skills, have all contributed to the emergence of high-skilled migration …
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Despite indications that people skills are important for understanding individual labor-market outcomes and have become … more important over the last decades, there is little analysis by economists. This paper shows that people skills are … changes have increased the importance of people skills in the workplace. We particularly focus on how the increased importance …
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