Policy pointers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training

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

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

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

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 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: 2009-07-31

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 , EducationPosted: 2009-08-16

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

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: 2009-09-24

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 TradePosted: 2009-10-15

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 & RefugeesPosted: 2009-10-15

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

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

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

The Persistence of Welfare Participation

IZA

A 35-page discussion paper examining the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden among Swedish-born and foreign-born households

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-10-31

Labor Markets in the EU New Member States

IZA

This discussion paper documents the recent changes in labour market conditions in Europe's transition countries, offers tentative explanations and suggests policies to address the emerging challenges

European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-18

Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies

IZA

This 34-page discussion paper analyzes how employment subsidies should be targeted

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-25

What Did All the Money Do?

IZA

This 41-page discussion paper reports on the ineffectiveness of recent German labour market programmes

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-03

Training the Unemployed in France

IZA

A 42-page discussion paper examining the impact of public-sponsored training programmes on transition rates out of unemployment

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-12-27

Using Stated Preference Data to Analyze Preferences for Full and Partial Retirement

IZA

This 31-page discussion paper describes an experiment in which perceived retirement opportunities and retirement preferences are measured

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-05-17

Does Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers?

IZA

A 38-page discussion paper evaluating the relationship between job satisfaction and measures of health

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-01-10

Employment Protection Reforms, Employment and the Incidence of Temporary Jobs in Europe

IZA

This 47-page discussion paper investigates the impact of reform of employment protection systems in Europe on employment and temporary jobs

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2008-01-10

Employment Outcomes and the Interaction Between Product and Labor Market Deregulation

IZA

This 46-page discussion paper investigates the effect of product market liberalization on employment when there are interactions between policies and institutions in product and labour markets

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-05-07

Better Protected, Better Paid

IZA

This 26-page paper illustrates how employment protection affects wages

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-02-28

Do Unemployment Benefits Promote or Hinder Structural Change?

IZA

A 41-page discussion paper evaluating the relationship between unemployment benefits and structural change

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-11

Labor Reallocation over the Business Cycle: New Evidence from Internal Migration

IZA

This 50-page discussion paper studies the cyclical nature of the internal migration of labour

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-05-03

Are Immigrants More Mobile than Natives? Evidence from Germany

IZA

A 46-page discussion paper comparing the labour mobility of immigrants to Germany with that of natives

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-30

What are the Factors Behind Pay Settlements?

IZA

A 38-page discussion paper studying the determinants of pay settlements in Spain and Britain

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-03-25

The Changing Nature of the School-to-Work Transition Process in OECD Countries

IZA

A 45-page discussion paper highlighting the contrasting trends in youth labour market performance in OECD countries over the past decade

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-03-26

Turning Unemployment into Self-Employment: Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Start-Up Programmes

IZA

This 38-page discussion paper examines the effectiveness and efficiency of two German self-employment start-up programmes for the unemployed

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-16

Employment Effects of Educational Measures for Work-Injured People

IZA

A 32-page working paper investigating the impact of vocational education on the probability of returning to work for the work-injured

Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-13

Does Employment Protection Help Immigrants?

IZA

This 45-page paper studies the effect of employment protection legislation on immigrants and native workers in Spain and Italy

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-03-28

Illegal Immigration, Enforcement and Minimum Wage

IZA

A 31-page discussion paper examining the connection between illegal migration, minimum wages and enforcement policy

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-06-26

When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State

IZA

This 52-page discussion paper compares the lifecycle employment profiles of non-Western migrants to Norway with those of native Norwegians

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-07-09

The Impact of Welfare Reform on Leaver Characteristics, Employment and Recidivism

IZA

A 62-page discussion paper analyzing ther characteristics and employment of welfare recipients in two US states

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-06

Labour Markets Policies and Outcomes: Cross-Country Evidence for the EU-27

IZA

This 56-page working paper conducts a comparative analysis of labour market policies and outcomes for the EU member states for the period 2000-2005

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-19

Employment Protection, Firm Selection and Growth

IZA

A 41-page working paper analyzing the effect of firing costs on aggregate productivity growth

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-19

Too Old to Work, Too young to Retire?

IZA

This 41-page discussion paper investigates the effect of age on employment prospects, based on Austrian records

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-10-29

Structural Estimation of Search Intensity

IZA

A 60-page discussion paper presenting a framework for evaluating policies intended to increase job search intensity

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-25

The Elasticity of Labor Demand and the Minimum Wage

IZA

A 22-page working paper aiming to provide an improved framework for analyzing how a minimum wage policy affects workers' welfare

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-19

The Effect of Sanctions on the Job Finding Rate: Evidence from Denmark

IZA

A 39-page discussion paper investigating the effect of sanctions of unemployment insurance benefits on the exit rate from unemployment for a Danish sample

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-12

The Economics of Prozac: Do Employees Really Gain from Strong Employment Protection?

IZA

A 59-page discussion paper examining the effect of employment protection legislation on the firm's attitude to protected employees

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-12-01

Social Determinants of Labour Market Status of Ethnic Minorities in Britain

IZA

This 35-page discussion paper investigates the labour market outcomes of ethnic minorities in advances societies and their dependence on social relationships and social networks

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-19

Labour Market Rigidities and the Employment Behaviour of Older Workers

IZA

This 48-page discussion paper examines the effect of labour market rigidities on the employment behaviour of older workers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2007-09-03

The Effects of In-Work Benefit Reform in Britain on Couples: Theory and Evidence

IZA

A 75-page discussion paper examining the effects of the Working Families' Tax Credit on couples in Britain

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-08-28

Working Hours Flexibility and Older Workers Labor Supply

IZA

This 52-page discussion paper examines the effect of hours constraints on older workers in the UK labour market

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2007-08-07

Creating Jobs Through Public Subsidies

IZA

This 38-page discussion paper analyzes the impact of government grants on labour demand in Ireland

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-11-20

Regional Unemployment and Human Capital in Transition Economies

IZA

This 41-page discussion paper examines the relationship between human capital endowment and regional unemployment variations in post-communist countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-27

Earnings Over the Lifecycle: The Mincer Earnings Function and its Application

IZA

This 111-page discussion paper studies how earnings are distributed across the population, and why

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-30

Moving Down: Women's Part-Time Work and Occupational Change in Britain 19991-2001

IZA

A 43-page discussion paper analyzing the nature of occupational change as women make the transition between full-time and part-time work

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-31

Social and Occupational Security and Labour Market Flexibility in Sweden

IZA

This 26-page discussion paper analyzes Sweden's unemployment compensation system and its effects on labour market flexibility

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-02

An Experimental Investigation of Age Discrimination in the Spanish Labour Market

IZA

A 17-page discussion paper providing the results of a field experiment conducted in Spain to measure the extent of age discrimination

Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-11

Meta-Analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impact of Immigration

IZA

This 41-page discussion paper examinies the effect of immigration on a broad range of labour market outcomes

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-04-24

New Insights on Unemployment Duration and Post-Unemployment Earnings in Germany

IZA

This 42-page working paper estimates the effects of benefit entitlement periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment duration and post-unemployment earnings in West Germany

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-19

Child Labor

IZA

A 103-page discussion paper providing a detailed overview of the literature on why and how children work and the consequences of that work

Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-19

How to Help Unemployed Find Jobs More Quickly

IZA

This 37-page discussion paper investigates how a mandatory activation programme in Denmark affects the job-finding rate of unemployed workers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-19

Minimum Wages and Employment

IZA

A 156-page discussion paper reviewing the literature on the employment effects of minimum wages

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-04

The Elasticity of Labor Demand and the Optimum Minimum Wage

IZA

An 11-page discussion paper examining the relationship between the elasticity of labour demand and the minimum wage

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-10-15

Technical and Organisational Changes, and Labor Flows: Evidence on French Establishments

IZA

This 44-page discussion paper investigates the effects of organizational and technological changes on the job stability of different occupational categories in France

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-19

The Changing Nature of the School-to-Work Transition Process in OECD Countries

IZA

This 45-page discussion paper highlights the contrasting trends in youth labour market performance over the past decade, and investigates key issues relating to these trends

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-03

Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States

IZA

A 49-page working paper studying the link between dismissal costs and productivity in the US

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-04

Sectoral Explanations of Employment in Europe: The Role of Services

IZA

This 56-page discussion paper investigates the determinants of the service sector employment share in the EU-15

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-08-15

How Immigrants Fare Across the Earnings Distribution: International Analyses

IZA

This 40-page discussion paper studies the determinants of the distribution of earnings among the native-born and immigrants in the US and Australia

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-11-06

The (Ir)relevance of the NRU for Policy Making: The Case of Denmark

IZA

A 24-page discussion paper considering the role of the natural rate of unemployment (NRU) in forming policy decisions

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-30

Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey

IZA

A 21-page discussion paper reviewing the literature on the effects of active labour market policies for unemployed women in Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-10-17

Does Immigration Affect Wages? A Look at Occupational-Level Evidence

IZA

This 35-page discussion paper examines the effect of higher levels of immigration on the wages of natives

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-12-12

Wage Flexibility and Labour Market Institutions: A Meta-Analysis

IZA

A 28-page discussion paper studying the difference in response of real wages to shocks in the US and Europe

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-02

Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit and Employment

IZA

This 38-page discussion paper studies the effects of minimum wages and the Earned Income Tax Credit in the post-welfare reform era in the US

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-20

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

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

Temporary Help Agencies and the Advancement Prospects of Low Earners

IRP

This 39-page US paper examines the impact of temporary employment on subsequent employment outcomes

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-05

Labor Market Experiences and Transition to Adulthood

IRP

A 36-page US discussion paper measuring the labour market behaviour of young adults and associations with the transitions to young adulthood as measured by living with parents, being married or cohabiting

Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-25

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: 2010-04-23

Working Out of Poverty

IPPR

A 65-page report on the extent and nature of low pay and working poverty in the UK

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-01-09

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

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

Towards a Fair Deal for Migrant Workers in the Global Economy

International Labour Office

A 210-page report calling for a multilateral approach to address the issue of migration, with special reference to improving the conditions of migrant workers and promoting more orderly forms of migration

Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-05-31

Employment Protection and Gross Job Flows: A Differences-in-Differences Approach

Inter-American Development Bank

A 48-page working paper examining the effect of employment protection legislation on gross job flows

International Development, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-10-14

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: 2010-08-16

The Employment of the Roma - Evidence from Hungary

Institute of Economics - Budapest

This 62-page working paper, based on an earlier survey, traces the general employment situation in Hungary in the mid-1990s, measures the effects of age, schooling, gender, and deals with aspects relavent to the Roma

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-03-01

European Labour Mobility: Challenges and Potentials

Institute for the Study of Labour

A 35-page discussion paper analysing the state of the European labour market and proposing a harmonised selective immigration policy to vitalise the labour market and foster growth

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-01

The Behavioural Effects of Minimum Wages

Institute for the Study of Labour

This 35-page discussion paper studies the behavioural effects of minimum wage legislation

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-06-12

Effective Active Labour Market Policies

Institute for the Study of Labour

A 40-page discussion paper analysing the effectiveness of different types of active labour market policies in reducing employment

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-10-11