concerns for a labor training program. The ability of different workers may significantly affect the outcomes of a labor … training program. The objective of this paper is to look at the incentive of labor to enter the program using data of a pilot … active labor proportion in a family are the core instruments that influence participation of laborers in the rural labor …

Labor markets in low- and middle income countries are characterized by high levels of informality. A multitude of … security contributions, and interventions that enforce labor or business formalization. In this paper, we compile a database of … intervention type is not a strong determinant for the effectiveness of formalization interventions, though tax incentives and labor …

At present, the world is facing an unprecedented employment challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International Labor …

Employment discrimination contributes significantly to depressing labor force participation and employment rates of … older workers. Actual discrimination reduces employers’ demand for older workers’ labor, while older workers’ perception of … workplace and labor market discrimination reduces their willingness to supply their labor, especially given the availability of …

employment relationship. The traditional economic argument in favor of enforcing non-competes assumes that labor markets are … for societal losses due to the constraints on the employee’s labor mobility. However, economic theory also embraces a more … sinister view of such agreements. Given their constraints on labor mobility, there is a natural concern that employers might …