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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of FDI on employment in ECOWAS sub region between 1990 and 2019. The … and employment across ECOWAS sub region. In the short run, the impact of FDI on employment is negative and statistically … not significant. Meanwhile, in the long run FDI has a positive and statistically significant impact on employment rate …
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Employment and participation rates for US prime age women rose steadily during the second half of the 20th century. In … the last 30 years, however, those rates stagnated, even as employment and participation rates for women in other … barriers, such as limited investment in family policies, that may be holding back employment among American women today. The …
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zero to positive correlation with changes in native wages and native employment, in aggregate and by skill group. We …
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This paper provides a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the employment performance of first- and second … first-generation immigrants face a substantial employment penalty (up to -36% points) vis-à-vis their native counterparts …. Among the key drivers of access to employment, we find: i) education for the descendants of non-EU-born immigrants, and ii …
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This paper provides the first evidence on the regional impact of immigration on native employment in a cross … of immigrants across European regions over the 2010-2019 period had a modest impact on the employment-to-population rate …-run estimates show adverse employment effects in response to immigration, while these effects disappear in the longer run. Second …
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We examine Australia's Mature Age Worker Tax offset (MAWTO), a targeted earned income tax credit of up to $500 to incentivize participation of older workers that existed from 2004-05 to 2014-15. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that MAWTO increased labor market participation...
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This study analyzes the labor market impact of state and local supplements to the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. Using Current Population Survey data from 1984 to 2006, the study concludes the differential impact of the state and local government supplements of the EITC on the...
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A growing number of individuals now perform work in the sector known as the “sharing economy,” and their participation raises important tax and regulatory questions. In this chapter, we survey some of the key tax issues confronting individuals operating in the sharing economy in the United...
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depicted and its effects on formal and informal labour markets. The most important challenges for employment policy as well as …
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