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COVID-19 and the Swedish labor market in 2021, the second COVID-19 year

Andersson, Fredrik; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2022

The pandemic has mainly affected the state of health and mortality, but has also had effects on the economy and the labor market. This article reports the development of the total number of employees, their distribution by sectors and regions and the changes in the number of employees for...

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To include or not to include? : firm employment decisions with respect to the German disabled worker quota

Hiesinger, Karolin - 2022

This paper analyzes whether financial disincentives affect firm demand for disabled workers. In Germany, firms must pay a noncompliance fine if they do not meet their legal quota for disabled workers. I exploit a threshold in this quota: Firms with fewer than 40 employees are required to employ...

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The impact of COVID-19 on health workers : a health labor market perspective to improve response

Bustamante Izquierdo, Juana Paola; Cometto, Giorgio; … - 2024

This paper uses a health labor market lens to examine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers, as well as relevant policy levers. It compiles a collection of literature using a standardized measurement framework to determine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers. It examines the relevant...

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The dynamics of formal employment during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

McNabb, Kyle; Barugahara, Tina Kaidu; Kavuma, Susan … - 2023

This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on formal sector employment in Uganda. Utilizing employee …-level administrative tax data from the Uganda Revenue Authority, we describe the dynamics of employment as the pandemic evolved, seeking to …

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Spillover, efficiency and equity effects of regional firm subsidies

Siegloch, Sebastian; Wehrhöfer, Nils; Etzel, Tobias - 2022

manufacturing employment. We document important local spillovers for untreated construction and retail sectors, counties connected …

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The Australian labour market and IT-enabled technological change

Borland, Jeff; Coelli, Michael Bernard - 2023

We review the impact of IT-enabled technological change on the Australian labour market. The main ways in which these new technologies can affect labour market outcomes are catalogued; and evidence on their impacts in Australia is assessed, with reference to four main labour market outcomes: (i)...

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A review of Covid-19 and employment implications : evidence from human resource management

Asongu, Simplice; Rahman, Mushfiqur - 2022

The study complements the extant literature by using a process tracing technique to assess how theoretical and textual insights into employee adjustments and wellbeing in the period of the Covid-19 pandemic withstand analytical scrutiny within the frameworks human resource management (HRM) and...

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Unemployment Invariance

Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper provides a critique of the "unemployment invariance hypothesis," according to which the behavior of the labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous growth...

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Active Measures for Stimulating the Employment of Labour Force and its Impact in the Gorj County

Ecobici, N; Paliu-Popa, L - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

unemployment benefit, the stimulation of the labour force mobility. The other one is destined to stimulate employment of the …In Romania the government tried to stimulate the employment trough active measures since 2002. Therefore, there are two … types of measures: one that attempts to increase the chances of employment of the persons that are looking to work. These …

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New Mothers’ Labour Force Participation in Italy: The Role of Job Characteristics

Bratti, Massimiliano; Del Bono, Emilia; Vuri, Daniela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

employment stability enjoyed by workers. This implies that in Italy women with highly protected and stable jobs find it easier to …

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