Employment, Industrial Relations & Training

Another Economic Miracle? The German Labor Market and the Great Recession

IZA

This discussion paper analyzes the mild response of the German labour market to the worst global recession in post-war history

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2012-01-17

Fighting Youth Unemployment: The Effects of Active Labor Market Policies

IZA

This 54-page discussion paper analyzes the short- and long-term impacts for a variety of different programmes designed to assist the young unemployed into employment or further education

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-01-09

Influences on Indigenous Labour Market Outcomes

Productivity Commission - Australia

This 92-page Australian staff working paper examines factors that potentially influence Indigenous labour market outcomes

Indigenous Affairs, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-12-19

Disparities in Social Assistance Receipt between Immigrants and Natives in Sweden

IZA

This discussion paper investigates social assistance receipt among immigrants compared with receipt among natives in Sweden

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-12-09

Work Hours Constraints and Health

IZA

This 32-page discussion paper analyzes the impact of the discrepancy between actual and desired work hours on self-perceived health outcomes in Germany and the United Kingdom

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2011-12-09

Influences on Indigenous Labour Market Outcomes

Productivity Commission - Australia

This 92-page Australian working paper uses data from the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) to model the links between various personal characteristics and activities, and four Indigenous labour market outcomes

Indigenous Affairs, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-12-05

Politics Matter: Changes in Unionization Rates in Rich Countries, 1960-2010

CEPR

This 21-page US report reviews unionization data covering the last 5 decades for 21 rich economies. The researchers consider both union coverage (the share of workers whose terms of employment are covered by a collective bargaining agreement) and union membership

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-17

The Global Economic Crisis: Long-Term Unemployment in the OECD

IZA

This 87-page paper analyses the impact of the global economic crisis on unemployment and long term unemployment in the OECD

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-15

Do Admission Criteria and Economic Recessions Affect Immigrant Earnings?

IRPP

A 40-page Canadian study comparing the outcomes of skills-assessed immigrants with those of immigrants who entered in other classes, and to examine the impact of economic cycles on immigrants’ earnings

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-15

Do Dropouts Benefit from Training Programs? Korean Evidence Employing Methods for Continuous Treatments

IZA

A 39-page discussion paper estimating the average employment effects of different lengths of exposure to a programme by dropouts in a Korean job training programme

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-14

Older Workers: Research Readings

NCVER

An Australian paper comprising six essays on various issues around keeping older Australians engaged with the workforce

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-04

General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes Over the Life-Cycle

CESifo

This working paper investigates whether gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life

Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-02

Minimum Wage Increases Under Straightened Circumstances

IZA

This 44-page discussion paper studies whether apparently large minimum wage increases in an environment of recession produce clearer evidence of disemployment effects than is typically observed

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-11-02

Beyond Home Ec: Vocational Programs Are a Good Investment

"National Review"

This US article highlights the benefits of occupational education

Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-19

Early Maternal Employment and Child Development in Five OECD countries

OECD

This 53-page report investigates the effects of maternal employment on child development

Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-12

Work-Family Conflict: Look to Employers and Communities for Solutions

Brookings, Princeton

An 8-page US policy brief offering recommendations for the relief of struggling working parents

Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-11

Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Aggregate Crisis Impacts in Selected Middle-Income Countries

IZA

This 24-page discussion paper examines how the recent financial crisis affected jobs and workers' income in 44 middle-income countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-09-29

Is Internet Job Search Still Ineffective?

IZA

A 36-page discussion paper studying the effectiveness of internet job search in the US

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-09-29

Working Life and Mental Illness

SANE Australia

This 2-page research bulletin asks about the experience of work by Australians living with mental illness, and what would help them to maintain successful employment

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-09-20

Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

IZA

This 39-page study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16

The Effect of Variable Pay Schemes on Workplace Absenteeism

IZA

This 41-page discussion paper estimates the effect of variable pay schemes on workplace absenteeism

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-09-16

Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment- An International Comparison

CESifo

This 22-page working paper deals with the effects of labour market institutions on unemployment in a panel of 19 OECD countries for the period 1960 to 2003

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-09

The Wage-penalty Effect: The Hidden Cost of Maternity Leave

TAI

A 25-page Australian report confirming the findings of overseas research demonstrating that incomes grow less quickly among women returning to the workforce

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-26

Child Care, Maternal Employment and Persistence: A Natural Experiment from Spain

IZA

This discussion paper analyzes the effects of a large-scale provision of publicly subsidized child care in Spain in the early 1990s, addressing the impact on mothers’ short- and long-run employment outcomes (up to four years after the child was eligible to participate in the program)

Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-24

Informal and Nonstandard Employment in the United States: Implications for Low-Income Working Families

Urban Institute

This 8-pageUS brief presents background information on the informal sector and policy options that could improve economic conditions for low-wage informal workers and their families.

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-22

Incentives of Retirement Transition for Elderly Workers: An Analysis of Actual and Simulated Replacement Rates in Ireland

IZA

This 37-page discussion paper analyses the retirement pattern and the replacement rate observed in Ireland

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-16

Informal Workers Across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries

IZA

This 44-page discussion paper analyzes informal employment in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2011-08-16

Is Early Retirement Encouraged by the Employer? Labor-Demand Effects of Age-Related Collective Fees

Institute for Future Studies

This 38-page Swedish working paper examines how employers’ non-wage costs for their workforce affect voluntary early retirement

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-12

Competing for Skills: Migration Policies and Trends in New Zealand and Australia

Department of Labour - New Zealand

The aims of this 223-page New Zealand study were to compare skilled migration policies in New Zealand and Australia, look at the labour market outcomes of skilled migrants, assess recent trends in skilled migration policy, and suggest implications of these policy developments for the future of skilled migration in the two countries

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-10

Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform

IZA

A 43-page discussion paper estimating a life-cycle model in which the optimal employment, retirement and consumption decisions of forward-looking individuals depend, inter alia, on life expectancy and the design of the public pension system

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-05

The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes

IZA

This 62-page discussion paper ddresses the role played by Public Sector (PS) employment across different OECD labour markets in explaining: (i) gender differences regarding choices to work in either PS or private sector, and (ii) subsequent changes in female labour market outcomes

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-28

Green Expectations: Lessons from the US Green Jobs Market

IPPR

This 44-page UK paper assesses the success of the 'green jobs' policy agenda in the US and investigates a range of localised, bottom-up approaches to fostering the 'green economy', reaching excluded workers and meeting environmental targets

Climate Change & Environment, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-28

What to Do about the New Unemployment

Urban Institute

This 4-page US brief provides information on what a country can do about unemployment

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-28

Immigration: High Skilled vs. Low Skilled Labor?

IZA

This 23-page policy analysis paper, prepared for the Productivity Commission of Australia, explores the implications for the host country population of alternative immigration policies. The two immigration options considered are a policy based on admitting primarily high-skilled workers and another that has the effect of admitting primarily low-skilled workers. The implications for the native-born population for their aggregate level of income, the distribution of their income by skill level, and the size of the income redistribution system are considered

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-27

Setting It Right: Employment Protection, Labour Reallocation and Productivity

IZA

This 28-page discussion paper provides a critical review of the recent empirical evidence on the links between regulations affecting the hiring and firing of workers, labour reallocation and productivity growth

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-27

The Effect of an Acute Health Shock on Work Behavior: Evidence from Different Health Care Regimes

IZA

This 47-page discussion paper studies how severe acute health shocks affect the probability of not working in the U. S. versus in Denmark

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2011-07-27

Reflections on Age Discrimination: The Price We Pay for Growing Older

Australian Human Rights Commission

An Australian speech focussing on older people and age discrimination, particularly in paid work

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-21

Recruitment of Persons with Disabilities: A Literature Review

Equity and Diversity Directorate - Canada

The purpose of this 32-page Canadian literature review is to find out what the main barriers are to the recruitment of PWDs in both the public and private sectors, in Canada and abroad; to determine what strategies, best practices, tools and resources have been developed to reach this talented labour pool and to discuss what actions for improvement, if any, can be drawn from this review

Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-21

What Explains the German Labor Market Miracle in the Great Recession?

IZA

This 62-page discussion paper investigates why the German labour market suffered little employment loss during the recent recession

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-06

Job Anxiety, Work-Related Psychological Illness and Workplace Performance

IZA

This 43-page discussion paper examines the determinants of employee job anxiety and work-related psychological illness

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2011-07-06

Short-Time Work: The German Answer to the Great Recession

IZA

This 29-page discussion paper describes how short-time working was utilised in Germany to mitigate the employment effects of the recession

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-06-30

The Role of Worker Flows in the Dynamics and Distribution of UK Unemployment

IZA

This 40-page UK discussion paper examines how the structure of unemployment across groups and its cyclical movements across time are shaped by changes in labour market flows

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-30

The Geography of Immigrant Skills: Educational Profiles of Metropolitan Areas

Brookings

A 32-page paper examining the vital role of immigrants in the U.S. labour market

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-13

Workforce or Workfare?

CESifo

This working paper explores the use of workfare as part of an optimal tax mix when labor supply responses are along the extensive margin

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-10

Eight Questions about Brain Drain

IZA

This 30-page discussion paper builds upon a new wave of empirical research to answer eight key questions underlying much of the brain drain debate

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-07

The Impact of Labour Market Dynamics on the Return-Migration of Immigrants

IZA

A 29-page discussion paper estimating the causal effects of labour dynamics on the return decisions of new labour immigrants

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-06-07

Severance Pay Programs around the World: History, Rationale, Status, and Reforms

IZA

This discussion paper examines severance pay programmes around the world by providing the first ever overview of existing programs, examining their historic development, assessing their economic rationale and describing current reform attempts

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-07

The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua

IZA

This 49-page discussion paper studies the impact of changes in legal minimum wages on a host of labor market outcomes in Nicaragua including: a) wages and employment, b) transitions of workers across jobs (in the covered and uncovered sectors) and employment status (unemployment and out of the labor force), and c) transitions into and out of poverty

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-27

Labour Mobility Within the EU

NIESR

A 44-page UK report on the impact of enlargement on labour mobility within the EU

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2011-05-27

Labor Market Effects of Immigration: Evidence from Neighborhood Data

IZA

This 22-page discussion paper combines individual-level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with economic and demographic postcode-level data from administrative records to analyze the effects of immigration on wages and unemployment probabilities of high- and low-skilled natives

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-26

Unintended Effects of a Family-Friendly Law in a Segmented Labor Market

IZA

This 44-page discussion paper examines the unintended effects of a family-friendly law in a segmented labour market

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-26

How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers?

IZA

This 50-page discussion paper examines how different types of workers in 17 middle-income countries were affected by labor market retrenchment during the great recession

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-19

The Crisis, Policy Reactions and Attitudes to Globalization and Jobs

IZA

This 33-page discussion paper considers the effects of the financial crisis and subsequent recession on world labour markets

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-05-19

Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States

IZA

This 29-page discussion paper focuses on youth unemployment, why we should be concerned about it, why it is increasing again, how the present difficulties of young people entering the labour market differ from those of the past and what useful lessons have been learned that may guide future policy

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-18

Is Early Retirement Encouraged by the Employer?

Institute for Futures Studies,

This 38-page Swedish paper examines how non-wage costs affect voluntary early retirement

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-15

Skills for Prosperity: A Roadmap for Vocational Education and Training

Skills Australia

This 176-page report puts forward comprehensive reforms for the way the Australian vocational education and training sector is developed, organised and financed

Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-05-10

The Relative Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies

IZA

This 36-page discussion paper re-analyzes the effects of a Danish active labour market program social experiment that included a range of sub-treatments, including monitoring, job search assistance and training

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-12

The Long-term Earnings Impact of Post-secondary Education Following Job Loss

Statistics Canada

A 30-page Canadian statistical report estimating the long-term impact on earnings of attending post-secondary education institutions following job loss

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-04-05

Beyond Basic Skills

CLASP

This 17-page US report describes strategies that state policymakers can use to strengthen connections between basic skills education and postsecondary education to help lower-skilled adults and out-of-school youth attain the postsecondary credentials they need to advance in the labor market

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2011-03-24

Long-Run Employment Effects of Vocational Rehabilitation

SFI

This 34-page Danish working paper finds that educational measures have a negative effect on the sick-listed employees’ probability of returning to work for a new employer

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-24

The Effect of Part-time Sick Leave for Employees with Mental Disorders

SFI

This 30-page Danish working paper studies whether the Danish part-time sick leave programme reduces the time before employees with mental disorders end their sick leave by reporting ready for returning to regular working hours

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-24

The Social Risks of Precarious Employment for Women

International Social Security Association

This 17-page paper reports on two research studies undertaken between 2007 and 2010 involving 80 women working in low-paid and precarious jobs in Australia

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-22

Age Biased Technical and Organisational Change, Training and Employment Prospects of Older Workers

IZA

This 34-page discussion paper analyses the role of training in mitigating the negative impact of technical and organizational changes on the employment prospects of older workers

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-21

Beyond Basic Skills

CLASP

This US report describes six state strategies to better connect basic skills education to postsecondary education and careers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2011-03-15

The Determinants of Labour Market Outcomes Among the Children of Immigrants

Statistics Canaada

This 40-page Canadian research paper reviews recent research on the determinants of the labour market outcomes of the children of immigrants in Canada and in the U.S.

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-11

Retirement and Subjective Well-Being

IZA

This 40-page discussion paper provides an explanation for the common finding that the effect of retirement on life satisfaction is negligible

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-10

Can Low-Income Single Parents Move Up in the Labor Market?

MDRC

This 12-page US practitioner brief examines the work, education, and training patterns of single parents in an employment retention and advancement project

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-03-04

Labour-Force Participation of Older Displaced Workers in Canada

IRRP

This Canadian report states that too many older laid-off workers are forced into early retirement because of poor re-employment prospects; it argues that creative policies are needed to encourage them to stay in the labour market

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-25

Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

CESifo

This working paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland

Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-21

Change Begets Change: Employment Effects of Technological and Non-Technological Innovations – a Comparison across Countries

wiiw

This 23-page Austrian working paper attempts to shed new light on the effect innovation has on employment. Specifically, it identifies the net employment effects of technological product and process innovations as well as complementary non-technological organizational innovations which have so far mostly been bypassed in comparable analyses

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-21

The Myth of Green Energy Jobs: The European Experience

AEI

A 7-page US brief claiming that experiments with renewable energy in Europe have led to job loss, higher energy prices, and corruption

Climate Change & Environment, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-17

Job Search and Job Finding in a Period of Mass Unemployment: Evidence from High-Frequency Longitudinal Data

IZA

This 60-page discussion paper presents findings from a survey of 6,025 unemployed workers who were interviewed every week for up to 24 weeks in the autumn of 2009 and spring of 2010

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-14

Job Creation by Firms in Denmark

IZA

This 33-page discussion paper examines job creation and destruction in firms

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-14

Immigration and the Occupational Choice of Natives

IZA

This 43-page discussion paper evaluates the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives in France over the period 1962-1999

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-14

The Crisis in Tunisia: Africa’s Youth Unemployment Time-Bomb

Brookings

This US article suuggests that high joblessness among youths was the primary cause of the Tunisian crisis

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-01

Evaluating Labour Market Effects of Wage Subsidies for the Disabled: The Danish Flexjob Scheme

SFI

This 42-page Danish paper evaluates the employment and disability exit effects of a wage subsidy program for the disabled in a setting characterized by universal health insurance and little employment protection

Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-01-28

Why Aggregate Demand Management Fails and What to Do about It

Levy Economics Institute

This 14-page US working paper argues for a fundamental reorientation of fiscal policy, from the current aggregate demand management model to a model that explicitly and directly targets the unemployed

Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-01-27

Lone and Couple Mothers in the Australian Labour Market

AIFS

A 55-page Australian report providing new insights into possible reasons for the different rates of employment of lone and couple mothers by examining how their employment transitions vary

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-26

Disability and Multi-State Labour Force Choices with State Dependence

IZA

This working paper studies the impact of work-limiting disabilities on disaggregated labour choices

Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-01-18

Is the Minimum Wage a Pull Factor for Immigrants?

IZA

This 25-page discussion paper studies the impact of the minimum wage on immigration

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-01-17

Have Welfare-to-Work Programs Improved Over Time In Putting Welfare Recipients To Work?

Institute for Research on Poverty

A 28-page US discussion paper using data from experimental welfare-to-work programs conducted in the United States to investigate whether the impacts of such programs on employment had been improving over time and whether specific program features influencing such changes can be identified

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-14

Unions, Dynamism, and Economic Performance

IZA

This 48-page discussion paper explores the relationship between economic performance and US unionism

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-12-06

Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession: France vs. Spain

IZA

This 55-page discussion paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-12-06

The Threat of Monitoring Job Search: A Discontinuity Design

IZA

A 40-page discussion paper on the effects of monitoring the job search effort of long-term unemployed benefit claimants

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-03

The Impact of the Crisis on Employment and the Role of Labour Market Institutions

IZA

This 38-page discussion paper takes a comparative perspective on the labour market impact on G20 and EU countries of the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-26

Putting Data to Work: Interim Recommendations From the Benchmarking Project,

P/PV

This 16-page US report draws on data submitted by more than 200 programmes around the country participating in The Benchmarking Project, which aims to identify meaningful outcome benchmarks for the workforce development field

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-11-18

Ex-offenders and the Labor Market

CEPR

This 24-page US report considers the effect of incarceration on unemployment and output

Crime, Law & Order, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-11-15

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Rise in Earnings Fluctuations and its Policy Implications

ETUI

A 6-page policy brief considering the implications of the rise in earnings fluctuations in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10

Public Housing, Women and Employment: Challenges and Strategies

AHURI

This 99-page Australian research examines why and how public housing tenants (and in particular sole parents and women with unemployed partners) are able to (re-)enter paid work despite the many barriers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2010-11-09

Employment, Inequality and the UK National Minimum Wage over the Medium-Term

IZA

This 43-page discussion paper assesses the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and inequality in the UK over the decade since its introduction in 1999

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-11-08

The Impact of Income Distribution on the Length of Retirement

CEPR

This 5-page US issue brief examines the expected years of retirement for men in several age cohorts both under current law and assuming an increase in the retirement age to 70

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-28

Efficient Redistribution: Comparing Basic Income with Unemployment Benefits

IZA

This 25-page discussion paper compares two systems of income redistribution, unemployment benefits and basic income

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-20

Links Between Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Labour Market Outcomes

Productivity Commission

An 86-page Australian working paper on the extent to which literacy and numeracy skills are key components of human capital

Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-19

Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Depression

Vichealth

A 36-page Australian report finding that \'job strain\', where workers have little control over their job, but who are under high pressure to perform, accounts for 17 per cent of depression in working women and 13 per cent in working men

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-18

Industrial Relations Developments in Europe 2009

EIRO

This 74-page annual review highlights the most significant developments that took place in industrial relations in the EU Member States and Norway in 2009, both at national and EU level

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-10-03

Nurses' Reports on Hospital Care in Five Countries

"Health Affairs"

This paper presents reports from hospitals in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and Germany in which nurses report similar shortcomings in their work environments and the quality of hospital care

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-09-30

Unemployment and Economic Recovery

CRS

This 11-page US report examines the relationship between economic growth and the unemployment rate to anticipate possible future developments

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-26

Stimulating Local Public Employment: Do General Grants Work?

IZA

This 37-page discussion paper estimates causal effects of intergovernmental grants on personnel in different local government sectors

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-23

The Dilemma of Delegating Search: Budgeting in Public Employment Services

IZA

This 24-page discussion paper considers the poor performance often attributed to many public employment services

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-09-22

Fatal Attraction? Access to Early Retirement and Mortality

IZA

A 58-page discussion paper estimating the causal effect of early retirement on mortality for blue-collar workers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2010-09-16