Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
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Are Older Workers Worthy of Their Pay? An Empirical Investigation of Age-Productivity and Age-Wage Nexuses
IZA
A 23-page discussion paper comparing age-wage and age-productivity profiles
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-30
Now it's Personal: Learning from Welfare-to-Work Approaches Around the World
Institute of Public Policy Research
A 34-page series of UK essays focusing on the role of the personal adviser as an important means of offering flexible, tailored support for people seeking work.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2010-08-17
Labor Market Policy: A Comparative View on the Costs and Benefits of Labor Market Flexibility
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper reviewing theories and evidence on wage-setting institutions and labor market policies in an international comparative context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection laws, unemployment insurance (UI), mandated parental leave, and active labor market policies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-08-16
Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance Pay
IZA
By combining country-level performance-pay measures with rich PISA-2003 international achievement micro data, this 32-page discussion paper estimates student-level international education production functions
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-16
Youth Labour Markets in Europe and Central Asia
IZA
A 79-page discussion paper examining developments in and around the transition of young people from education to work in the ECA region in recent years
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, European Union Posted: 2010-08-10
Non-Standard Employment and Labour Force Participation: A Comparative View of the Recent Development in Europe
IZA
A 55-page discussion paper presenting the extent and changes of nonstandard employment relationships (part-time work, fixed-term contracts, and self-employment) in 24 EU member states
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, European Union Posted: 2010-08-06
Hard Work? Patterns in Physically Demanding Labor Among Older Workers
CEPR
This 19-page US study examines the occupations of older workers in physically demanding jobs or jobs with difficult work conditions to better assess the impact of raising the retirement age on these workers
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-05
The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data
IZA
This 44-page paper provides new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-02
Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions Affect Job Finding Rates
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper investigates how benefit sanctions and reemployment bonuses affect job finding rates of welfare recipients
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-07-31
Innovation, Technology Diffusion and Poverty Traps: The Role of Valuable Skills
Centre for Strategic Economic Studies
This 33-page Australian paper develops a new index of human capital that measures cognitive skills employed by the adult population in 70 nations during 1970-2003 and suggests that public policy pay more attention to the employability of skills
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Science & Technology Posted: 2010-07-31
Communications for All: The Role of the National Disability Strategy
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
This 32-page Australian report recommends that the National Disability Strategy includes six key areas of action to ensure the communications needs of people with a disability are a key part of the Strategy, now and in the future
Disability
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-07-22
OECD Employment Outlook 2010
OECD
A 6-page summary of this report, which acknowledges that reducing unemployment and budgetary deficits at the same time is a sizeable challenge but argues that it must be met head on
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Economic Policy Posted: 2010-07-14
Workers with Low Literacy or Numeracy Skills: Characteristics, Jobs, and Education and Training Patterns
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 58-page New Zealand paper examines the characteristics and education and training patterns of adults in employment who have low literacy or numeracy skills
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-07-13
Not for Bad Weather: Flexicurity Challenged by the Crisis
ETUI
A 9-page policy brief discussing the effectiveness of flexicurity since the onset of the financial crisis
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Economic Policy Posted: 2010-07-01
Rising Wages: Has China Lost Its Global Labor Advantage?
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper documenting dramatic rising wages in China for the period 1978-2007 based on multiple sources of aggregate statistics
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2010-06-30
Evidence and Experience
Brotherhood of St Laurence
This Australian document reports on the findings of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) project, conducted for disadvantaged job seekers with mental health issues
Disability
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-06-21
Job Quality and Labour Market Performance
CEPS
A 23-page working paper analyzing job quality and labour market performance in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, European Union Posted: 2010-06-09
Does International Outsourcing Really Lower Workers' Income?
IZA
A 27-page discussion paper analyzing the impact of international outsourcing on income, if the domestic labor market is imperfect
Globalisation & International Trade
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-05-29
Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy
IZA
A discussion paper analyzing the extent to which joblessness of individuals and the prevailing unemployment rate in a country impact perceptions of the effectiveness of democracy
Governance & Politics
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-05-17
The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies
IZA
This discussion paper examines the employment effects of a Finnish payroll tax subsidy scheme, which is targeted at the employers of older, full-time, low-wage workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-05-17
Rational Expectations and the Puzzling No-Effect of the Minimum Wage
IZA
This discussion paper argues that expectations are an important element that needs to be included into the analysis of the effects of the minimum wage on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-05-17
Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany
IZA
A discussion paper analyzing the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage in Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-05-16
Benchmarking Working Europe 2010
ETUI
This 120-page report embarks upon a social stocktaking of the impact of and reactions to the financial, economic and social crisis as a means of feeding into the post-crisis and EU2020 debate
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, European Union Posted: 2010-05-04
Immigrants at New Destinations: How They Fare and Why
IZA
This discussion paper identifies the determinants of immigrants’ earnings in the Portuguese labour market
Immigration & Refugees
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-30
Wage Effects of Non-Wage Labour Costs
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies short- and long-term wage effects of two important elements of non-wage labour costs: firing costs and payroll taxes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-04-28
Mental Health and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from IV Panel Data Models
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper estimates the effect of mental health on labour market participation using various models, including instrumental variable models that exploit individual variation observed in panel data
Health
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-28
Show Me the Money (and Opportunity)
IPPR
This UK article describes recent work to better understand both brain drain — the departure of skilled migrants from their place of origin to another country — and brain circulation, defined here as skilled people returning to their home countries
Immigration & Refugees
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-24
Wage Bargaining and the Boundaries of the Multinational Firm
CEPII
This working paper examines whether variations in labor market institutions across countries affect the cross-border organization of the firm
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2010-04-09
Hazard Analysis of Unemployment Duration by Gender in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey
IZA
A 49-page discussion paper studying the duration aspect of unemployment in a developing country, Turkey
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, International Development Posted: 2010-03-31
Cream-Skimming, Parking and Other Intended and Unintended Effects of Performance-Based Contracting in Social Welfare Services
IZA
This 52-page dicussion paper analyzes the incentive effects of performance-based contracts, as well as their impacts on provider job placement rates, using unique data on cohorts of unemployed and disabled workers that were assigned to private social welfare providers
Social Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-29
Women, Business and the Law 2010
World Bank
This 188-page report measures legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 128 economies across 6 topics
Human Rights
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-26
Risk Factors and Participation in Work
AIHW
This 47-page Australian report deals with the association between risk factors and participation in work
Health
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-25
Employee Training and Wage Dispersion: White and Blue Collar Workers in Britain
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper explores the wage returns associated with training incidence and intensity (duration) for British employees
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2010-03-25
The Added Worker Effect and the Discouraged Worker Effect for Married Women in Australia
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper investigates both the added worker effect (the labour supply responses of women to their partners' job losses) and the discouraged worker effect (workers withdrawing from the labour market because of failed searches) for married women in Australia, with the emphasis on the former
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2010-03-25
Unions and Upward Mobility for Immigrant Workers,"
CEPR
A 16-page US study of the effects of unionization on immigrant workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2010-03-25
Mechanisms for the Effect of Field of Study on the Transition from Higher Education to Work
Mannheim Centre
This 36-page German working paper examines why why fields of study in higher education differ in early labour market returns
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-23
The Impact of a Sustained Gender Wage Gap on the Australian Economy
NATSEM
This 42-page paper seeks to identify the key determinants of the gender wage gap in Australia and the impact of the wage gap on the Australian economy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Economic Policy Posted: 2010-03-23
The Effects of Education and Health on Wages and Productivity
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 96-page Australian study assessing the effects of education and health on wages and productivity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Education Posted: 2010-03-18
Start-Up Subsidies for the Unemployed: Long-Term Evidence and Effect Heterogeneity
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses administrative and survey data from a large sample of participants in two distinct start-up programs and a control group of unemployed individuals. It finds that over 80% of participants are integrated in the labor market and have relatively high labor income five years after start-up
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-03-18
The Design of Unemployment Transfers: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper analyzing the employment, fiscal and welfare effects induced by unemployment insurance
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-03-18
An Immigration System Where Everybody Wins
EPI
A US article indicating that research makes a strong case that immigration brings economic benefits not just for individual immigrant workers and their families, but also for native-born workers
Immigration & Refugees
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-12
Age, Wage and Productivity
IZA
A 50-page discussion paper analyzing the relationship between age, wage and productivity using a matched worker-firm panel dataset from Dutch manufacturing covering the period 2000-2005
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-10
Retire Later or Work Harder?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews the theory, models the trade-off between later retirement versus increased work intensity, produces relevant background facts, and provides estimates of the policy trade-offs
Social Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-04
Mental Health and Working Conditions in European Countries
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper investigates the links between contractual arrangements, working conditions and mental health for 15 European countries
Health
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-04
Age, Wage and Productivity
CentER
This 49-page Dutch dicussion paper analyzes the relationship between age, wage and productivity using a matched worker-firm panel dataset from Dutch manufacturing covering the period 2000-2005
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-03
The Job Creation Effect of R&D Expenditures
IZA
This 22-page discussion paper uses a unique database covering 25 manufacturing and service sectors for 16 European countries and applies panel estimations of a demand-for-labour equation augmented with technology
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-26
An Inquiry into the Theory, Causes and Consequences of Monitoring Indicators of Health and Safety at Work
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Health Posted: 2010-02-25
Returning to the Question of a Wage Premium for Returning Migrants
IZA
A 22-page discussion papere stimating the extent to which people who have emigrated from Ireland and returned earn more relative to comparable people who have never lived abroad
Immigration & Refugees
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-02-24
21 Hours
NEF
This 40-page UK report argues that a range of social, environmental and economic pressures could see people adopting a much shorter working week
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Economic Policy Posted: 2010-02-22
Minimum Wages and Employment: Reconsidering the Use of a Time-Series Approach as an Evaluation Tool
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses an approach based on aggregate time-series data that allows us to determine if minimum wage changes have significant effects on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-02-19
Collective Bargaining Responses to the Economic Crisis in Europe
ETUI
This 7-page policy brief provides an overview of collective bargaining responses to the crisis in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, European Union Posted: 2010-02-19
Sustained Earnings Gains for Residents in a Public Housing Jobs Program
MDRC
An 8-page US policy brief reporting on a test of whether a program that combined employment and training services, new rent rules to “make work pay,” and neighbor-to-neighbor outreach centering on work could make a difference in the economic prospects of public housing residents
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Housing Posted: 2010-02-11
Immigration and Wages: Methodological Advancements Confirm Modest Gains for Native Workers
EPI
A 29-page US briefing paper shows that immigration has a small positive effect on wages for native-born workers, including less educated workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2010-02-07
The Union Advantage Across the States
CEPR
This 23-page US report examines unionization rates, the size and composition of the unionized workforce, and the wages and benefits for union workers in each state
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2010-02-04
Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?
IZA
This 58-page paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-02-04
What is an Adequate Standard of Living during Retirement?
CESifo
A 36-page working paper addressing the question of what constitutes an adequate standard of living during retirement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-02-04
Why is There a Spike in the Job Finding Rate at Benefit Exhaustion?.
CentER
This 41-page Dutch discussion paper examines the reasons for a spike in the job-finding rate when unemployment benefits end
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-02-01
Policies to Create and Destroy Human Capital in Europe
IZA
This 112-page discussion paper examines different policies capable of creating or diminishing human capital
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-29
Work Choices of Married Women: Drivers of Change
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 71-page Australian study estimates the influences affecting married women’s participation in the labour force and how this varies with changes in their lives
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-01-21
Does Part-time Employment Help or Hinder Lone Mothers' Movements into Full-time Employment?
Melbourne Institute
This 42-page working paper investigates the growth in lone parent families in Australia and reports on policies that can enable lone parents to participate in employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-01-21
Reduction of Employment Protection in Europe: A Comparative Fuzzy-Set Analysis
CESifo
This 32-page working paper explores the conditions of the reduction of employment protection in Europe and takes a closer look at the combination of causal factors
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, European Union Posted: 2010-01-20
Income Support Systems, Labor Market Policies and Labor Supply: The German Experience
IZA
The aim of this 37-page discussion paper is to give a brief overview of the German income support systems and labor market polices, their recent reforms and – where already possible –effects of these reform
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-18
Benefit Duration, Unemployment Duration and Job Match Quality: A Regression-Discontinuity Approach
IZA
A 37-page discussion paper identifying the effect of extended benefit duration on unemployment duration and post-unemployment outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-15
A Bit Rich?
NEF
This 44-page UK report uses new quantification techniques to calculate the value created for society by a range of different professions. For each, the authors measured the conventional economic returns, such as the number of jobs created, as well as key environmental impacts, including climate change effects, and social impacts, for example contribution to individual or community well-being
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-14
The Working Patterns of Older Workers
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 94-page paper describes the characteristics, jobs, working time patterns, employment conditions and employment outcomes of older workers in New Zealand
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-01-11
Public and Private pensions: Lessons from the Crisis
ETUI
This 6-page policy brief considers the lessons to be drawn from the global financial crisis for both public and private pensions in Europe
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-01-11
Locked-in Casual Employment
Centre of Full Employment and Equity
This 13-page Australian working paper provides an up-to-date examination of the hypothesis that under certain circumstances casual workers can become trapped into a work history of repetitive casual jobs with little chance of escape
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-12-15
To Shape the Future: How Labor Market Entry Conditions Affect Individuals' Long-Run Wage Profiles
IZA
A 64-page discussion paper studying the long-run effects of initial labor market conditions on wages
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-12-11
Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic returns to business ownership among low-skilled workers and addresses the essential question of whether self-employment is a good option for low-skilled individuals that policymakers might consider encouraging
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-11-16
The Determinants of Education-Job Match among Canadian University Graduates
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper looks at the determinants of education-job for Canadian university graduates
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-12
Benefits That Work
NEF
This 48-page UK report sets out the case for a Community Allowance: an innovative scheme which will create paid work opportunities in trusted community organisations. The Community Allowance combines the objectives of bringing participants closer to employment with doing important work in the communities that they live in
Social Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-11
How Effective Are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
IZA
A 54-page discussion paper providing a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2009-11-10
How Effective are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
CentER
This 53-page Dutch discussion paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Social Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-05
Noncompliance and the Effects of the Minimum Wage on Hours and Welfare in Competitive Labor Markets
CESifo
This 25-page working paper shows that increases in the minimum wage rate can have ambiguous effects on the working hours and welfare of employed workers in competitive labor markets
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-11-05
Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia
World Bank
This 491-page report brings insight to the setting of priorities and strategies to accomplish the objective of sustained growth and poverty reduction in South Asia
Economic Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Are Lone Mothers Responsive to Policy Changes? Evidence from a Workfare Reform in a Generous Welfare State
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper analyzes the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of the generous welfare system for lone mothers
Social Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Dynamic Benefits: Towards Welfare that Works
CSJ
The 20-page executive summary of a UK report presenting a review of the UK benefits system and proposals for a radical recasting of state support for the jobless and low-paid
Social Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-02
Rising Senior Unemployment and the Need to Work at Older Ages
Urban Institute
This 19-page US report contains updated graphs and tables of older workers’ unemployment rates and how they have varied by age, sex, race, and education since 2007
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-19
What Should Be Done About Rising Unemployment in the OECD?
IZA
A 53-page discussion paper studying the threat of unemployment in OECD countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2009-10-16
Looking Inside the Perpetual-Motion Machine: Job and Worker Flows in OECD Countries
IZA
This discussion paper uses cross-country comparable data on both job and worker flows to examine key determinants of these flows and of their cross-country differences
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2009-10-16
Job Sharing: Tax Credits to Prevent Layoffs and Stimulate Employment
CEPR
This 3-page US issue brief describes a job sharing tax credit, designed to provide a quick and substantial boost to the economy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Taxation Posted: 2009-10-14
Climate Disturbances, the New Industrial Policies and Ways Out of the Crisis
ETUC
This 112-page European study aims to analyse the impact of policies to counter climate change on employment by 2030
Climate Change & Environment
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-14
Noncompliance and the Effects of the Minimum Wage on Hours and Welfare in Competitive Labor Markets
IZA
This 22-page paper shows that increases in the minimum wage rate can have ambiguous effects on the working hours and welfare of employed workers in competitive labor markets
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-09-25
Parental Time with Children: Do Job Characteristics Make a Difference?
AIFS
This 30-page Australian research paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
Families, Children & Youth
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-09-23
Government and Trade Union Responses to the Economic Crisis in the Financial Sector
ETUI
This 49-page European working paper provides an overview of government and trade union responses to the economic crisis in the financial sector
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Economic Policy Posted: 2009-09-18
Setting the Minimum Wage
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper examines the relationship betwen the level of the minimum wage and the setting regime
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-08-21
Overskilling Dynamics and Education Pathways
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper uses panel data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and the dynamic properties of overskilling among employed individuals
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Education Posted: 2009-08-17
Low Skill but High Volatility?
CESifo
A 42-page working paper studying the effects of globalization on low-skilled workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2009-08-13
Paid Sick Days Don't Cause Unemployment
CEPR
A 5-page US issue brief examining whether there is a significant relationship between national unemployment rates and legally-mandated access to paid sick days and leave
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2009-08-01
The Impact of a Phased Retirement Program: A Case Study
IZA
This 33-page discussion paper analyzes the factors that influence the decision to take up a part-time pension and continue working at the same work place at reduced hours
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-08-01
An International Comparative Study on the Working Conditions of School Personnel
NFER
A 6-page summary of a comparative study of England, Scotland and Finland’s working teachers practice prepared for the Japan Teachers' Union
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-30
Long-Term Impact of Youth Minimum Wages: Evidence from Two Decades of Individual Longitudinal Data
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper quantifies the long-run impact of exposure to youth minimum wages and sheds light on its mechanisms
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-07-20
Labour Supply Effects of a Subsidised Old-Age Part-Time Scheme in Austria
IZA
This 21-page paper evaluates the impact of the old-age part-time scheme (OAPT) on the Austrian labour market which was a policy to allow flexible retirement options for the elderly with an aim to increase labour supply
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-20
Caught in the Trap? The Disincentive Effect of Social Assistance
IZA
A discussion paper investigating the disincentive effect of social assistance on single males
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2009-07-20
How a Reduction of Standard Working Hours Affects Employment Dynamics
CentER
A 20-page Dutch discussion paper analysing the employment effects of a reduction in standard working hours in Portugal
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Social Policy Posted: 2009-07-08
Will You Still Need Me – When I'm 64?
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper examines the relationship between age and productivity
Ageing
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-08
The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper studying how the duration of paid parental leave affects the accumulation of cognitive skills among children
Education
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-07
A Good Time for Making Work Pay? Taking Stock of In-Work Benefits and Related Measures across the OECD
IZA
This 58-page policy paper discusses the rationale for in-work benefits (IWB), summarises the main design features of programmes operated in OECD countries, and provides an update of what is known about their effectiveness in terms of reducing inequalities and creating employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Posted: 2009-07-06
Worker Adaptation and Workplace Accommodations after the Onset of an Illness
SFI
Workers who become work-incapacitated may either change employer or stay with their current employer in an accommodated job. This 24-page Danish paper studies the effect of these two adaptation strategies on long-term sick-listed workers’ employment durations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
, Health Posted: 2009-06-19
A Stealthy Stimulus: How Boosting the Minimum Wage is Helping to Stimulate the Economy
EPI
This 4-page US issue brief argues that a three-step increase in the minimum wage is adding billions of dollars to consumer spending and stimulating the economy
Economic Policy
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-06-16
Are Older Workers Worthy of Their Pay? An Empirical Investigation of Age-Productivity and Age-Wage Nexuses
IZA
A 23-page discussion paper comparing age-wage and age-productivity profiles
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-30
Now it's Personal: Learning from Welfare-to-Work Approaches Around the World
Institute of Public Policy Research
A 34-page series of UK essays focusing on the role of the personal adviser as an important means of offering flexible, tailored support for people seeking work.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-17
Labor Market Policy: A Comparative View on the Costs and Benefits of Labor Market Flexibility
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper reviewing theories and evidence on wage-setting institutions and labor market policies in an international comparative context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection laws, unemployment insurance (UI), mandated parental leave, and active labor market policies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-08-16
Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance Pay
IZA
By combining country-level performance-pay measures with rich PISA-2003 international achievement micro data, this 32-page discussion paper estimates student-level international education production functions
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-16
Youth Labour Markets in Europe and Central Asia
IZA
A 79-page discussion paper examining developments in and around the transition of young people from education to work in the ECA region in recent years
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European Union Posted: 2010-08-10
Non-Standard Employment and Labour Force Participation: A Comparative View of the Recent Development in Europe
IZA
A 55-page discussion paper presenting the extent and changes of nonstandard employment relationships (part-time work, fixed-term contracts, and self-employment) in 24 EU member states
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European Union Posted: 2010-08-06
Hard Work? Patterns in Physically Demanding Labor Among Older Workers
CEPR
This 19-page US study examines the occupations of older workers in physically demanding jobs or jobs with difficult work conditions to better assess the impact of raising the retirement age on these workers
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-05
The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data
IZA
This 44-page paper provides new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-02
Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions Affect Job Finding Rates
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper investigates how benefit sanctions and reemployment bonuses affect job finding rates of welfare recipients
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-07-31
Innovation, Technology Diffusion and Poverty Traps: The Role of Valuable Skills
Centre for Strategic Economic Studies
This 33-page Australian paper develops a new index of human capital that measures cognitive skills employed by the adult population in 70 nations during 1970-2003 and suggests that public policy pay more attention to the employability of skills
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-07-31
Communications for All: The Role of the National Disability Strategy
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
This 32-page Australian report recommends that the National Disability Strategy includes six key areas of action to ensure the communications needs of people with a disability are a key part of the Strategy, now and in the future
Disability , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-07-22
OECD Employment Outlook 2010
OECD
A 6-page summary of this report, which acknowledges that reducing unemployment and budgetary deficits at the same time is a sizeable challenge but argues that it must be met head on
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic Policy Posted: 2010-07-14
Workers with Low Literacy or Numeracy Skills: Characteristics, Jobs, and Education and Training Patterns
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 58-page New Zealand paper examines the characteristics and education and training patterns of adults in employment who have low literacy or numeracy skills
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-07-13
Not for Bad Weather: Flexicurity Challenged by the Crisis
ETUI
A 9-page policy brief discussing the effectiveness of flexicurity since the onset of the financial crisis
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic Policy Posted: 2010-07-01
Rising Wages: Has China Lost Its Global Labor Advantage?
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper documenting dramatic rising wages in China for the period 1978-2007 based on multiple sources of aggregate statistics
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2010-06-30
Evidence and Experience
Brotherhood of St Laurence
This Australian document reports on the findings of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) project, conducted for disadvantaged job seekers with mental health issues
Disability , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-06-21
Job Quality and Labour Market Performance
CEPS
A 23-page working paper analyzing job quality and labour market performance in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European Union Posted: 2010-06-09
Does International Outsourcing Really Lower Workers' Income?
IZA
A 27-page discussion paper analyzing the impact of international outsourcing on income, if the domestic labor market is imperfect
Globalisation & International Trade , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-05-29
Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy
IZA
A discussion paper analyzing the extent to which joblessness of individuals and the prevailing unemployment rate in a country impact perceptions of the effectiveness of democracy
Governance & Politics , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-05-17
The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies
IZA
This discussion paper examines the employment effects of a Finnish payroll tax subsidy scheme, which is targeted at the employers of older, full-time, low-wage workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-05-17
Rational Expectations and the Puzzling No-Effect of the Minimum Wage
IZA
This discussion paper argues that expectations are an important element that needs to be included into the analysis of the effects of the minimum wage on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-05-17
Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany
IZA
A discussion paper analyzing the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage in Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-05-16
Benchmarking Working Europe 2010
ETUI
This 120-page report embarks upon a social stocktaking of the impact of and reactions to the financial, economic and social crisis as a means of feeding into the post-crisis and EU2020 debate
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European Union Posted: 2010-05-04
Immigrants at New Destinations: How They Fare and Why
IZA
This discussion paper identifies the determinants of immigrants’ earnings in the Portuguese labour market
Immigration & Refugees , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-30
Wage Effects of Non-Wage Labour Costs
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies short- and long-term wage effects of two important elements of non-wage labour costs: firing costs and payroll taxes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-04-28
Mental Health and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from IV Panel Data Models
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper estimates the effect of mental health on labour market participation using various models, including instrumental variable models that exploit individual variation observed in panel data
Health , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-28
Show Me the Money (and Opportunity)
IPPR
This UK article describes recent work to better understand both brain drain — the departure of skilled migrants from their place of origin to another country — and brain circulation, defined here as skilled people returning to their home countries
Immigration & Refugees , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-24
Wage Bargaining and the Boundaries of the Multinational Firm
CEPII
This working paper examines whether variations in labor market institutions across countries affect the cross-border organization of the firm
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2010-04-09
Hazard Analysis of Unemployment Duration by Gender in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey
IZA
A 49-page discussion paper studying the duration aspect of unemployment in a developing country, Turkey
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International Development Posted: 2010-03-31
Cream-Skimming, Parking and Other Intended and Unintended Effects of Performance-Based Contracting in Social Welfare Services
IZA
This 52-page dicussion paper analyzes the incentive effects of performance-based contracts, as well as their impacts on provider job placement rates, using unique data on cohorts of unemployed and disabled workers that were assigned to private social welfare providers
Social Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-29
Women, Business and the Law 2010
World Bank
This 188-page report measures legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 128 economies across 6 topics
Human Rights , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-26
Risk Factors and Participation in Work
AIHW
This 47-page Australian report deals with the association between risk factors and participation in work
Health , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-25
Employee Training and Wage Dispersion: White and Blue Collar Workers in Britain
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper explores the wage returns associated with training incidence and intensity (duration) for British employees
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-25
The Added Worker Effect and the Discouraged Worker Effect for Married Women in Australia
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper investigates both the added worker effect (the labour supply responses of women to their partners' job losses) and the discouraged worker effect (workers withdrawing from the labour market because of failed searches) for married women in Australia, with the emphasis on the former
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-25
Unions and Upward Mobility for Immigrant Workers,"
CEPR
A 16-page US study of the effects of unionization on immigrant workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2010-03-25
Mechanisms for the Effect of Field of Study on the Transition from Higher Education to Work
Mannheim Centre
This 36-page German working paper examines why why fields of study in higher education differ in early labour market returns
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-23
The Impact of a Sustained Gender Wage Gap on the Australian Economy
NATSEM
This 42-page paper seeks to identify the key determinants of the gender wage gap in Australia and the impact of the wage gap on the Australian economy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic Policy Posted: 2010-03-23
The Effects of Education and Health on Wages and Productivity
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 96-page Australian study assessing the effects of education and health on wages and productivity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Education Posted: 2010-03-18
Start-Up Subsidies for the Unemployed: Long-Term Evidence and Effect Heterogeneity
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses administrative and survey data from a large sample of participants in two distinct start-up programs and a control group of unemployed individuals. It finds that over 80% of participants are integrated in the labor market and have relatively high labor income five years after start-up
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-03-18
The Design of Unemployment Transfers: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper analyzing the employment, fiscal and welfare effects induced by unemployment insurance
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-03-18
An Immigration System Where Everybody Wins
EPI
A US article indicating that research makes a strong case that immigration brings economic benefits not just for individual immigrant workers and their families, but also for native-born workers
Immigration & Refugees , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-12
Age, Wage and Productivity
IZA
A 50-page discussion paper analyzing the relationship between age, wage and productivity using a matched worker-firm panel dataset from Dutch manufacturing covering the period 2000-2005
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-10
Retire Later or Work Harder?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews the theory, models the trade-off between later retirement versus increased work intensity, produces relevant background facts, and provides estimates of the policy trade-offs
Social Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-04
Mental Health and Working Conditions in European Countries
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper investigates the links between contractual arrangements, working conditions and mental health for 15 European countries
Health , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-04
Age, Wage and Productivity
CentER
This 49-page Dutch dicussion paper analyzes the relationship between age, wage and productivity using a matched worker-firm panel dataset from Dutch manufacturing covering the period 2000-2005
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-03
The Job Creation Effect of R&D Expenditures
IZA
This 22-page discussion paper uses a unique database covering 25 manufacturing and service sectors for 16 European countries and applies panel estimations of a demand-for-labour equation augmented with technology
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-26
An Inquiry into the Theory, Causes and Consequences of Monitoring Indicators of Health and Safety at Work
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Health Posted: 2010-02-25
Returning to the Question of a Wage Premium for Returning Migrants
IZA
A 22-page discussion papere stimating the extent to which people who have emigrated from Ireland and returned earn more relative to comparable people who have never lived abroad
Immigration & Refugees , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-02-24
21 Hours
NEF
This 40-page UK report argues that a range of social, environmental and economic pressures could see people adopting a much shorter working week
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic Policy Posted: 2010-02-22
Minimum Wages and Employment: Reconsidering the Use of a Time-Series Approach as an Evaluation Tool
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses an approach based on aggregate time-series data that allows us to determine if minimum wage changes have significant effects on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-02-19
Collective Bargaining Responses to the Economic Crisis in Europe
ETUI
This 7-page policy brief provides an overview of collective bargaining responses to the crisis in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European Union Posted: 2010-02-19
Sustained Earnings Gains for Residents in a Public Housing Jobs Program
MDRC
An 8-page US policy brief reporting on a test of whether a program that combined employment and training services, new rent rules to “make work pay,” and neighbor-to-neighbor outreach centering on work could make a difference in the economic prospects of public housing residents
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Housing Posted: 2010-02-11
Immigration and Wages: Methodological Advancements Confirm Modest Gains for Native Workers
EPI
A 29-page US briefing paper shows that immigration has a small positive effect on wages for native-born workers, including less educated workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2010-02-07
The Union Advantage Across the States
CEPR
This 23-page US report examines unionization rates, the size and composition of the unionized workforce, and the wages and benefits for union workers in each state
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-02-04
Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?
IZA
This 58-page paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-02-04
What is an Adequate Standard of Living during Retirement?
CESifo
A 36-page working paper addressing the question of what constitutes an adequate standard of living during retirement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-02-04
Why is There a Spike in the Job Finding Rate at Benefit Exhaustion?.
CentER
This 41-page Dutch discussion paper examines the reasons for a spike in the job-finding rate when unemployment benefits end
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-02-01
Policies to Create and Destroy Human Capital in Europe
IZA
This 112-page discussion paper examines different policies capable of creating or diminishing human capital
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-29
Work Choices of Married Women: Drivers of Change
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 71-page Australian study estimates the influences affecting married women’s participation in the labour force and how this varies with changes in their lives
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-01-21
Does Part-time Employment Help or Hinder Lone Mothers' Movements into Full-time Employment?
Melbourne Institute
This 42-page working paper investigates the growth in lone parent families in Australia and reports on policies that can enable lone parents to participate in employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & Youth Posted: 2010-01-21
Reduction of Employment Protection in Europe: A Comparative Fuzzy-Set Analysis
CESifo
This 32-page working paper explores the conditions of the reduction of employment protection in Europe and takes a closer look at the combination of causal factors
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European Union Posted: 2010-01-20
Income Support Systems, Labor Market Policies and Labor Supply: The German Experience
IZA
The aim of this 37-page discussion paper is to give a brief overview of the German income support systems and labor market polices, their recent reforms and – where already possible –effects of these reform
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-18
Benefit Duration, Unemployment Duration and Job Match Quality: A Regression-Discontinuity Approach
IZA
A 37-page discussion paper identifying the effect of extended benefit duration on unemployment duration and post-unemployment outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-15
A Bit Rich?
NEF
This 44-page UK report uses new quantification techniques to calculate the value created for society by a range of different professions. For each, the authors measured the conventional economic returns, such as the number of jobs created, as well as key environmental impacts, including climate change effects, and social impacts, for example contribution to individual or community well-being
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2010-01-14
The Working Patterns of Older Workers
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 94-page paper describes the characteristics, jobs, working time patterns, employment conditions and employment outcomes of older workers in New Zealand
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-01-11
Public and Private pensions: Lessons from the Crisis
ETUI
This 6-page policy brief considers the lessons to be drawn from the global financial crisis for both public and private pensions in Europe
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-01-11
Locked-in Casual Employment
Centre of Full Employment and Equity
This 13-page Australian working paper provides an up-to-date examination of the hypothesis that under certain circumstances casual workers can become trapped into a work history of repetitive casual jobs with little chance of escape
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-12-15
To Shape the Future: How Labor Market Entry Conditions Affect Individuals' Long-Run Wage Profiles
IZA
A 64-page discussion paper studying the long-run effects of initial labor market conditions on wages
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-12-11
Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic returns to business ownership among low-skilled workers and addresses the essential question of whether self-employment is a good option for low-skilled individuals that policymakers might consider encouraging
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-16
The Determinants of Education-Job Match among Canadian University Graduates
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper looks at the determinants of education-job for Canadian university graduates
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-12
Benefits That Work
NEF
This 48-page UK report sets out the case for a Community Allowance: an innovative scheme which will create paid work opportunities in trusted community organisations. The Community Allowance combines the objectives of bringing participants closer to employment with doing important work in the communities that they live in
Social Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-11
How Effective Are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
IZA
A 54-page discussion paper providing a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2009-11-10
How Effective are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
CentER
This 53-page Dutch discussion paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of benefit sanctions, i.e. temporary reductions in unemployment benefits as punishment for noncompliance with eligibility requirements
Social Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-05
Noncompliance and the Effects of the Minimum Wage on Hours and Welfare in Competitive Labor Markets
CESifo
This 25-page working paper shows that increases in the minimum wage rate can have ambiguous effects on the working hours and welfare of employed workers in competitive labor markets
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-05
Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia
World Bank
This 491-page report brings insight to the setting of priorities and strategies to accomplish the objective of sustained growth and poverty reduction in South Asia
Economic Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Are Lone Mothers Responsive to Policy Changes? Evidence from a Workfare Reform in a Generous Welfare State
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper analyzes the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of the generous welfare system for lone mothers
Social Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Dynamic Benefits: Towards Welfare that Works
CSJ
The 20-page executive summary of a UK report presenting a review of the UK benefits system and proposals for a radical recasting of state support for the jobless and low-paid
Social Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-02
Rising Senior Unemployment and the Need to Work at Older Ages
Urban Institute
This 19-page US report contains updated graphs and tables of older workers’ unemployment rates and how they have varied by age, sex, race, and education since 2007
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-19
What Should Be Done About Rising Unemployment in the OECD?
IZA
A 53-page discussion paper studying the threat of unemployment in OECD countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2009-10-16
Looking Inside the Perpetual-Motion Machine: Job and Worker Flows in OECD Countries
IZA
This discussion paper uses cross-country comparable data on both job and worker flows to examine key determinants of these flows and of their cross-country differences
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2009-10-16
Job Sharing: Tax Credits to Prevent Layoffs and Stimulate Employment
CEPR
This 3-page US issue brief describes a job sharing tax credit, designed to provide a quick and substantial boost to the economy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Taxation Posted: 2009-10-14
Climate Disturbances, the New Industrial Policies and Ways Out of the Crisis
ETUC
This 112-page European study aims to analyse the impact of policies to counter climate change on employment by 2030
Climate Change & Environment , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-14
Noncompliance and the Effects of the Minimum Wage on Hours and Welfare in Competitive Labor Markets
IZA
This 22-page paper shows that increases in the minimum wage rate can have ambiguous effects on the working hours and welfare of employed workers in competitive labor markets
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-09-25
Parental Time with Children: Do Job Characteristics Make a Difference?
AIFS
This 30-page Australian research paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
Families, Children & Youth , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-09-23
Government and Trade Union Responses to the Economic Crisis in the Financial Sector
ETUI
This 49-page European working paper provides an overview of government and trade union responses to the economic crisis in the financial sector
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic Policy Posted: 2009-09-18
Setting the Minimum Wage
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper examines the relationship betwen the level of the minimum wage and the setting regime
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-08-21
Overskilling Dynamics and Education Pathways
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper uses panel data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and the dynamic properties of overskilling among employed individuals
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Education Posted: 2009-08-17
Low Skill but High Volatility?
CESifo
A 42-page working paper studying the effects of globalization on low-skilled workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2009-08-13
Paid Sick Days Don't Cause Unemployment
CEPR
A 5-page US issue brief examining whether there is a significant relationship between national unemployment rates and legally-mandated access to paid sick days and leave
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2009-08-01
The Impact of a Phased Retirement Program: A Case Study
IZA
This 33-page discussion paper analyzes the factors that influence the decision to take up a part-time pension and continue working at the same work place at reduced hours
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-08-01
An International Comparative Study on the Working Conditions of School Personnel
NFER
A 6-page summary of a comparative study of England, Scotland and Finland’s working teachers practice prepared for the Japan Teachers' Union
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-30
Long-Term Impact of Youth Minimum Wages: Evidence from Two Decades of Individual Longitudinal Data
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper quantifies the long-run impact of exposure to youth minimum wages and sheds light on its mechanisms
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-20
Labour Supply Effects of a Subsidised Old-Age Part-Time Scheme in Austria
IZA
This 21-page paper evaluates the impact of the old-age part-time scheme (OAPT) on the Austrian labour market which was a policy to allow flexible retirement options for the elderly with an aim to increase labour supply
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-20
Caught in the Trap? The Disincentive Effect of Social Assistance
IZA
A discussion paper investigating the disincentive effect of social assistance on single males
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2009-07-20
How a Reduction of Standard Working Hours Affects Employment Dynamics
CentER
A 20-page Dutch discussion paper analysing the employment effects of a reduction in standard working hours in Portugal
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social Policy Posted: 2009-07-08
Will You Still Need Me – When I'm 64?
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper examines the relationship between age and productivity
Ageing , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-08
The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper studying how the duration of paid parental leave affects the accumulation of cognitive skills among children
Education , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-07
A Good Time for Making Work Pay? Taking Stock of In-Work Benefits and Related Measures across the OECD
IZA
This 58-page policy paper discusses the rationale for in-work benefits (IWB), summarises the main design features of programmes operated in OECD countries, and provides an update of what is known about their effectiveness in terms of reducing inequalities and creating employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-06
Worker Adaptation and Workplace Accommodations after the Onset of an Illness
SFI
Workers who become work-incapacitated may either change employer or stay with their current employer in an accommodated job. This 24-page Danish paper studies the effect of these two adaptation strategies on long-term sick-listed workers’ employment durations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Health Posted: 2009-06-19
A Stealthy Stimulus: How Boosting the Minimum Wage is Helping to Stimulate the Economy
EPI
This 4-page US issue brief argues that a three-step increase in the minimum wage is adding billions of dollars to consumer spending and stimulating the economy
Economic Policy , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-06-16