Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
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
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
Labor Market Policies, Institutions and Employment Rates in the EU-27
IZA
This 44-page discusssion paper compares labour market policies, institutions and outcomes for the EU member countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-06-05
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 PolicyPosted: 2010-08-15
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
Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union
IZA
This 50-page discussion paper summarizes and comparatively evaluates what we know about labour mobility in an enlarged Europe to date
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2012-05-03
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
Labor Stanadards and Economic Integration in the European Union: An Empirical Analysis
CESifo
This working paper examines the linkages between labour standards and economic integration in the EU
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2006-08-11
Labor Standards, Development and CAFTA
Institute for International Economics
This 11-page policy brief discusses the merits and demerits of introducing global labour standards
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-18
Labour and Labour-Related Laws in Micro and Small Enterprises
ILO
This 157-page report examines the application of labour law in micro and small enterprises in a selection of member countries of the ILO
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-04-02
Labour Force Behaviour of Men and Women in Elderly Two-Adult Households
ENEPRI
A 42-page paper studying the effect of individual and spousal characteristics on the labour force participation of individuals living in elderly two-adult households
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-05-12
Labour Hire: Issues and Responses
Information and Research Services, Dept. of the Parliamentary Library
This 27-page research paper examines the factors underlying the growth of labour hire (as distinct from direct employment) in Australia, and the reactions to it
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-03-11
Labour Market Institutions and Their Effect on Labour Market Performance in the New EU Member Countries
CESifo
This 28-page working paper focuses on the role of labour market institutions in explaining different labour market developments in European countries, with a special attention to the new European Union member countries.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-11-14
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
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
Labour Market Signalling and Unemployment Duration: An Empirical Analysis Using Employer-Employee Data
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 29-page Danish discussion paper studying how conditions in pre-diplacement firms affect the duration of unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-22
Labour Market Transitions Among the Over-50s
Department for Work aand Pensions - U.K.
This 122-page research report describes the characteristics of the over-50s and the transitions in their employment status and attitudes towards employment
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-06
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
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
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: 2009-07-19
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
Learning to Work: Inquiry Into Vocational Education in Schools
Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
A 386-page report into vocational education and training in Australian Schools
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-30
Lessons from Other Countries Regarding Incentives for Employer-Sponsored Training
CPRN
This 41-page Canadian study examines government policies, programs and/or initiatives used by other industrialized countries to encourage the provision of employer-sponsored workplace training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-03-29
Level 2 Adult Vocational Learning - A Qualitative Study of Motivations, Experiences and Outcomes
Department for Education and Skills - U.K.
A 151-page U.K. report exploring the benefits of level 2 vocational qualifications for adult learners
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-14
Life Chances: Supporting People to Get On in the Labour Market
DWP-UK
A 76-page UK discussion paper examining key trends and issues relevant to the development of skills and employment strategies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-21
Lifelong Learning and Older Workers
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 75-page Australian conference paper examining the influence of education and training on the participation of older people in the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-10
Lifting the Boats: Policies to Make Work Pay
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This Canadian study explores measures to improve the situation of Canada's lowest paid workers
Poverty & Hunger, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-06-15
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
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
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
Long Work Hours: Volunteers and Conscripts
Melbourne Institute
This 35-page Australian working paper examines the prevalence of work hours mismatch among long hours workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-29
Long-Run Effects of Public Sector Sponsored Training in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 52-page discussion paper analyses the cost-effectiveness of publicly-funded training programmes for the unemployed in Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-24
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
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: 2009-07-19
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
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
Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction Within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 28-page discussion paper examining the differences in job satisfaction between low- and higher paid workers within the European Union (EU)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-04-15
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 TradePosted: 2009-08-12
Loyalty and Power in Union-Party Alliances: Labour Politics in Post-Communism
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
This 36-page discussion paper examines the nature and outcomes of trade union/political party alliances in East Central Europe
Governance & Politics, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-05
Macroeconomic Effects of Regulatory Changes in Economies with Large Output Gaps
EPI
This 13-page US working paper sketches out a macroeconomic framework for thinking about the impact of regulatory changes on jobs
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-03-14
Managing Change: Practical Ways to Reduce Long Hours and Reform Working Practices
Department of Trade and Industry - U.K.
A 41-page U.K. report on a project designed to identify and share good practice on how firms can manage change to improve working patterns and address long hours
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-09-12
Managing Highly-skilled Labour Migration: A Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Challenges in OECD Countries
OECD
This 54-page working paper provides an overview of policies and issues related to the management of highly skilled labour migration
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-05-07
Mandatory Retirement and Older Workers: Encouraging Longer Working Lives
C.D. Howe Institute
A 26-page Canadian commentary arguing that compulsory mandatory retirement should be banned
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-06-02
Marginal Employment Subsidization: A New Concept and Reappraisal
CESifo
A 38-page German working paper reappraising the possible use of marginal employment subsidies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-06-20
Margins of Multinational Labour Substitution
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 52-page discussion paper examines how wage differentials affect labour substitution in the multinational labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-22
Market Access Impact on Individual Wage: Evidence from China
CEPII
A 41-page French paper studying the effect of geography, and in particular, market access, on wages.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-10
May the Labour Force be with You
NATSEM
This 31-page Australian report examines trends in the Australian labour force and their implications
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-02
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2004 Edition
Fraser Institute
A 40-page study comparing labour laws and job markets in the U.S. and Canada
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-09-14
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
Meeting Australia's Ageing Challenge: The Importance of Women's Workforce Participation
Access Economics
A 21-page Australian study of the impact of changes to women's workforce participation on projected economic growth
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-16
Men Not at Work: An Analysis of Men Outside the Labour Force
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 366-page Australian working paper analysing adult males who are outside the labour force
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-23
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: 2010-04-27
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
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
Micro-Class Mobility: Social Reproduction in Four Countries
MZES
This 52-page German working paper highlights the importance of occupation in determining social mobility
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-07-20
Microenterprise As a Welfare to Work Strategy: Two-Year Findings
Aspen Institute FIELD
This 110-page final report of a U.S. study of welfare recipients pursuing self-employment describes the outcomes experienced two years after enrolling in microenterprise programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-13
Middle East Youth Bulge: Challenge or Opportunity?
Brookings Institution
A US article addressing the economic development challenge facing the Middle East as a result of its youth bulge
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-05-27
Migrating Workers and Jobs: A Challenge to the European Social Model?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 15-page discussion paper aims to provide an empirical foundation for a discussion on job displacement and wage changes resulting from immigration and offshoring, and explores changes to the European social model that would facilitate adjustment to challenges resulting from increased global competition from emerging market economies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24
Migration Trends 2005/06
Department of Labour
This 121-page report tracks and comments on changes in the nature of migration to New Zealand
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-07
Mind the Gap? Estimating the Effects of Postponing Higher Education
CESifo
A 39-page working paper estimating the effects on earnings of "gap years" between high school and university enrollment
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-11-03
Minimum Wage Effects in the Longer Run
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 46-page discussion paper examines the longer-term effects of exposure to minimum wages when young
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-10
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
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
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 & YouthPosted: 2010-02-19
Minimum Wages and Their Alternatives: A Critical Assessment
CESifo
This 31-page working paper examines the impact of three different policy options on employment, wage inequality, public expenditures, and incomes of poor households: 1) a statutory minimum wage, 2) a combination of minimum wages and wage subsidies as e.g. in France and the Netherlands, and 3) pure wage subsidies to low-paid workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-21
Minimum Wages in Europe
Eoropean Industrial Relations Observatory Online
A comparative study examining minimum wage systems in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-10-21
Minimum Wages in Europe: New Debates Against the Background of Economic Crisis
ETUI
A 7-page policy brief examining minimum wages in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2009-04-22
Minimum Wages, Inequality and Globalization
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 29-page discussion paper examining, in the context of Costa Rica, whether changes in the legal minimum wage affect wage inequality
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-05-28
Minimum Wages, Labor Market Institutions, and Female Employment and Unemployment: A Cross-Country Analysis
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper estimates the effect of minimum wage regulation in 16 OECD countries, 1970-2008
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-09-16
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
Monetary Policy and Swedish Unemployment Fluctuations
CESifo, IZA
This 30-page discussion paper studies the impact of monetary policy shocks on unemployment fluctuations in Sweden
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-09-05
Money Matters – Evidence from a Large-Scale Randomized Field Experiment with Vouchers for Adult Training
CESifo
A 38-page working paper examining the effectiveness of the use of vouchers to promote adult training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2009-04-22
Monitoring Strategies for Toxic Substances
Health and Safety Executive - U.K.
A 22-page document providing guidance to employers for investigating employee exposure, by inhalation, to substances hazardous to health
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-08
More Support, Higher Expectations: The Role of Conditionality in Improving Employment Outcomes
DWP
This 28-page UK research report considers the evidence of the impact and effectiveness of conditionality in the UK welfare system
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-07-31
Mothers' Participation in Paid Work: The Role of 'Mini-Jobs'
DWP - UK
This 152-page UK research is intended to identify policy measures to encourage more lone parents to participate in paid work through 'mini-jobs'
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-02-06
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
NAFTA Revisited
Economic Policy Institute
This US report details NAFTA's effects on the economies, working people and labour markets of the US, Canada and Mexico
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-08
Negotiating the Maze
Joint Standing Committee on Migration - Parliament of Australia
This 368-page Australian report considers skills recognition, upgrading and licensing of people trained outside Australia
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-09-18
Neo-Liberalism, Free Trade and Unemployment Insurance: The Canadian Counter-Reforms and the Rights of the Unemployed
Institute for Labor Studies
This 11-page paper is an analysis of the transformation of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System in the 1990s
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-01
Networks, Connections and Community: Learning with Social Software
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
A 106-page Australian report on research into how technology is being used for knowledge-sharing and capability development in vocational education and training
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-04-26
New Estimates of the Effects of Minimum Wages in the U.S. Retail Trade Sector
IZA
This paper examines the impact of minimum wages on earnings and employment in selected branches of the US retail-trade sector, 1990-2005
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-08-05
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
New Jobs for Whom? Service Sector Employment in Britain and Germany
Anglo-German Foundation
This 56-page report examines the growth of service jobs in Britain and Germany since the mid-90s, and in particular the quality and stability of these jobs
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-30
New Migrant Outcomes
Department of Immigration and Citizenship - Australia
This 62-page report presents key findings from a longitudinal survey of immigrants to Australia and highlights a dramatic fall in immigrant unemployment
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-22
New Results on the Impact of the Minimum Wage on Irish Firms
Economic and Social Research Institute
This 10-page study investigates the impact of the introduction of the minimum wage in Ireland, against a background of naturally fast-rising wages during the relevant period.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-02-13
No Way Out: How Prime-Age Workers Get Trapped in Minimum Wage Jobs
Center for Economic and Policy Research
This 20-page U.S. briefing paper examines rates of earnings progress for workers in minimum wage jobs
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-05-21
Non-Employment and the Welfare State: U.K. and Germany Compared
Anglo-German Foundation
A 75-page study focusing on the labour market inactive, comparing changes in the size and composition of this group in the U.K. and Germany in the 1990s and estimating the impact of changes in welfare provisions on employment flows
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-06
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 UnionPosted: 2010-08-05
Non-Standard Work and Economic Vulnerability
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 90-page Canadian study of the extent and depth of low pay, the employment relationships experienced by vulnerable workers, and the extent to which workers are covered by employment benefits
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-03-21
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
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
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 PolicyPosted: 2010-06-30
Not Working: Why Workfare Should Replace the New Deal
Policy Exchange
A 74-page U.K. paper arguing that the "New Deal for Young People" has been ineffective and should be replaced by a system based on the workfare system as adopted in Wisconsin, US.A.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-05-09
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
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
Obesity and Workplace Absenteeism Among Older Australians
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 16-page bulletin examines the relationship between obesity and absenteeism from work among Australians
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-10
Occupational Pensions and Industrial Relations
European Industrial Relations Observatory
A comparative examination of occupational pensions in Europe, highlighting their relationship with industrial relations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-07
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 PolicyPosted: 2010-07-13
Offshoring
Economic Policy Institute
A 24-page issue guide to offshoring from a U.S. standpoint
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-06
Offshoring and Job Stability: Evidence from Italian Manufacturing
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper studying the relationship between offshoring and job stability
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2012-05-14