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The micro and macro economics of short-time work

Cahuc, Pierre - 2024

This article provides an overview of the economic literature on short-time work. It presents the main characteristics of short-time work since its emergence in Germany in the 1930s. It analyzes its effectiveness as a job preservation mechanism, drawing on theoretical models and empirical...

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Dropping out, being pushed out or can't get in? : decoding declining labour force participation of Indian women

Deshpande, Ashwini; Jitendra Singh - 2021

., that women's participation is falling due unavailability of steady gainful employment. The high unemployment rate and … industry-wise composition of total employment provide suggestive evidence that women's participation is falling as women are … likely to be displaced from employment by male workers. We show that women's employment is likely to suffer more than men …

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The demand-side story : structural change and the decline in female labour force participation in India

Deshpande, Ashwini; Jitendra Singh - 2024

labour demand. We find that female employment is highly responsive to local labour demand, but not male employment. The … stagnant employment creation from 2004-05 onwards. Our analysis suggests that India needs to focus on creating rural non …

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School or work? : the role of weather shocks in Madagascar

Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca - 2018

We examine the impact of rainfall variability and cyclones on schooling and work among a cohort of teens and young adults by estimating a bivariate probit model, using a panel survey conducted in 2004 and 2011 in Madagascar − a poor island nation that is frequently affected by extreme weather...

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Employment elasticity in India and the U.S., 1977 - 2011 : a sectoral decomposition analysis

Basu, Deepankar; Das, Debarshi - 2015

This paper analyses the phenomenon of jobless growth in India and the US through the lens of employment elasticity …. Analytical results are derived for decompositions of both the level and change of aggregate employment elasticity in terms of … sectoral elasticities, relative growth and employment shares. Estimates of these decompositions are presented with employment …

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Impact of privatization on employment and earnings : workers and policymakers may fear that privatization leads to job losses and wage cuts, but what's the empirical evidence?

Earle, John S. - 2014

employment, wages, and productivity. Evidence generally shows these forces to be offsetting, usually resulting in small … employment and earnings effects and sometimes in large, positive effects on productivity and scale. Foreign ownership usually has …

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Tourism policy, a big push to employment? : evidence from a multiple synthetic control approach

Castillo, Victoria; Garone, Lucas Figal; Maffioli, … - 2015

This paper investigates the impact of tourism policy on employment, using the Tourism Development Policy (TDP … tourism employment in Salta by an average of 11 percent per year, for an overall impact of around 112 percent between 2003 and …

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Wage inequality, skill inequality, and employment : evidence from PIAAC

Jovicic, Sonja - 2015

; secondly, wage compression is linked to labor market outcomes in terms of employment. Compressed wage structure (usually caused …

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Bullying at school and labour market outcomes

Drydakis, Nick - 2013

This study examines the long-term correlates of bullying in school with aspects of functioning in adult employment … outlines why bullying might affect employment outcomes through differences in skills and traits. Using Bivariate and Heckit … labour force participation, employment rate and hourly wages are negatively affected by bullying. In addition, men …

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Output-employment relationship across sectors : a long- versus short-run perspective

Şahin, Afşin; Tansel, Aysıt; Berument, Hakan - 2013

This paper investigates the nature of the output-employment relationship by using the Turkish quarterly data for the … period 1988-2008. Even if we fail to find a long-run relationship between aggregate output and total employment, there are … long-run relationships for the aggregate output with non-agricultural employment and sectoral employment levels for seven …

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