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Freeman, Richard B. - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 2/3, pp. 8-25

Looks at the role of the minimum in wage setting and how it differs among countries and over time. Discusses the differing attributes of minimum wages and their pluses and minuses.

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The Unemployment Effects of Minimum Wages

Fields, Gary S. - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 2/3, pp. 74-81

Analyses the effect of a minimum wage on unemployment. Using a model with covered and non‐covered sectors, comparative …

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Minimum Wage Protection in Industrialized Countries

Bazen, Stephen - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 2/3, pp. 62-73

Minimum wage fixing came to be increasingly questioned during the 1980s owing to high unemployment and the rise of …

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The Impact of Minimum Wages on Industrial Wages and Employment in Greece

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vasiliki - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 2/3, pp. 86-99

Examines the employment effects of minimum wage regulation on Greek manufacturing for the period 1962‐87. The empirical analysis is carried out in three steps. First, estimates the effect of the minimum wage on the average wages of adult male and female industrial workers to derive estimates...

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Youth Minimum Wage Rates: The Dutch Experience

van Soest, Arthur - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 2/3, pp. 100-117

during the 1970s, youth minimum wages were lowered in the 1980s, in response to the large increase of youth unemployment … unemployment, with expected signs. …

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Evaluations of Labour Market Policy in Sweden

Björklund, Anders - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 5, pp. 16-31

Outlines the current state of evaluation research in Sweden. Concludes that it is limited in scope relative to the USA despite the much larger expenditure on labour market policies in Sweden. Locates this deficiency in the differential research infrastructure of the two countries.

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Looking into the Black Box: Using Experimental Data to Find out How Training Works

Ham, John C.; LaLonde, Robert J. - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 5, pp. 32-37

Considers the relative effectiveness of using experimental training programmes. Uses the US experience of programme evaluation to make two main points. First, many of the key questions concerning the effects of training cannot be answered using simple estimators, even in the presence of...

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Migration, Wages, Unemployment and the Housing Market –

Millington, Jim - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 9, pp. 89-133

Reviews a number of contributions to migration analysis. Discusses some of the rudiments of migration modelling before turning attention to specific applications. Pays particular attention to articles which have modelled the interaction between labour and housing markets.

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Migration equilibria/disequilibria and the natural rate of unemployment in a regional context

McGregor, P.G.; Swales, J.K.; Yin, Y.P. - In: International Journal of Manpower 16 (1995) 2, pp. 66-72

determined by real consumption wage and unemployment‐rate differentials. Provides a theoretical analysis of market clearing and …

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The differential impact of unemployment insurance on unemployment duration by income level

Hughes, James J.; Peoples, James; Perlman, Richard - In: International Journal of Manpower 17 (1996) 2, pp. 18-33

While there is a vast literature on the effect of unemployment insurance on unemployment duration, in almost all of … higher the ratio of unemployment income to that of previous earnings, the longer is unemployment duration, but finds that … when pre‐unemployment income itself is considered, duration is positively related to that income. Supports the positive …

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