Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Screening Welfare Beneficiaries for Adult Literacy Skills: A Review of the International Literature
Ministry of Social Development - New Zealand
This New Zealand literature review examines the policy and operational responses of welfare jurisdictions in different countries to manage literacy issues among their beneficiary populations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-02
Beyond Convergence versus Path Dependence: The Internationalization of Industrial Relations at Ford Germany and Britain (1967–1985)
MPIfG
This 35-page German working paper presents a historical case study of the impact of cross-border subsidiary integration on industrial relations at Ford Germany and Ford UK between 1967 and 1985
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-16
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
Temporary Employment in Central- and Eastern Europe
MZES
This 30-page German working paper analyzes the deteminants of temporary employment contracts in CEE countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2008-03-23
Funding the Retirement of the Baby Boomers
National Centre for Economic and Social Modelling
A 14-page paper considering the policy implications of Australia's ageing population
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-06
The Effectiveness of Child Care Benefit at Improving Returns to Work for Women
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
A 23-page Australian paper examining how effective child care benefit is in improving the returns to work for women with young children
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2005-02-15
Creating Markets or Decent Jobs? Group Training and the Future of Work
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 107-page Australian study examines the role of group training organisations in the light of policy changes made during the past decade
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-07
The Vocational Education and Training Workforce: New Roles and Ways of Working
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
An 8-page Australian summary of recent research into the roles of VET practitioners and managers, and the way they work
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-01
Economic Returns to Education and Training for Adults with Low Numeracy Skills
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 32-page Australian study uses Australian and U.S. data to explore the benefits of further training for people with low numeracy skills
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-23
The funding of vocational education and training for students with disabilities
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 56-page Australian report examines how current vocational education and training systems allocate funds to support disabled students and makes recommendations for alternative methods of funding
Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-03-05
Resourcing Vocational Education and Training in Australia
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 58-page report overviews the funding of Australia's national vocational training policy, examines the outcomes of this investment and reviews some overseas schemes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-02-16
Training Needs of Emerging Industries
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 44-page Australian study examines the training requirements of emerging industries and the role played by Australia's VET sector in deleloping skills and knowledge
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-08
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
Building Sustainable Adult Literacy Provision: A Review of International Trends in Adult Literacy Policy and Programs
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 59-page Australian report summarising a study of adult literacy policies and practices in Canada, New Zealand, U.S., Ireland, U.K. and Australia
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-10-25
Current Directions in Australia's Vocational Education and Training System
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 13-page paper providing an overview of the factors which influence and drive Australia's technical and vocational education and training system
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-01
Fully on-the-job training: Experiences and Steps Ahead
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 27-page Australian report on the benefits of fully on-the-job training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-11-01
Identifying the Factors Affecting the Chance of Passing Vocational Education and Training Subjects
National Centre for Vocational Education Training
This 29-page Australian report identifies the demographic and life-style factors influencing successful completion of VET subjects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-15
VET and Social Capital: A Paper on the Contribution of the VET Sector to Social Capital in Communities
National Centre for Vocational Education Training
This 45-page Australian paper assesses VET's contribution to social capital and the implications for VET policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-15
Skill Shortages and Firms' Employment Behaviour
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
A 25-page U.K. Study investigating the effects of skill shortages on the dynamics of employment at the firm level for U.K. manufacturing between 1984-94
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-05-18
Welfare or Farewell? Mental Health and Stress in the Workplace
National Institute of Social and Economic Research
A 51-page U.K. discussion paper presenting findings from a qualitative research study into employers' policies and practices in relation to mental health and stress
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-02-23
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 PolicyPosted: 2010-03-23
Impact of Health on the Ability of Older Australians to Stay in the Workforce - With Possible Contributions to Economic Sustainability
NATSEM
A 20-page conference paper, studying the likelihood and impact of more older Australians remaining in the labour force
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-11
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
Brokering Successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Outcomes: Common Themes in Good-practice Models
NCVER
This Australian report and accompanying guide describe seven essential characteristics of employment service organisations that lead to successful employment outcomes for their Indigenous clients
Indigenous Affairs, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-03-26
A Review of Indigenous Employment Programs
NCVER
This 54-page Australian report examines the evaluation of employment programmes designed to assist indigenous people into employment
Indigenous Affairs, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-04-03
Quality is the Key: Critical Issues in Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Vocational Education and Training
NCVER
This 40-page Australian report identifies what individual learners and industry clients want from vocational education and training
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-12
Effective Models of Employment-Based Training
NCVER
A 45-page Australian report on emerging models of employment-based training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-05-14
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
The Role of Vocational Education and Training in Welfare to Work
NCVER
This 42-page Australian report investigates the role that VET can play in the transition from welfare to work
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2008-05-14
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
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 PolicyPosted: 2010-01-14
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 PolicyPosted: 2010-02-22
How Do We Solve the Conundrum of Minimum Wages?
New Zealand Business Roundtable
A 5-page re-statement of the arguments for and against the minimum wage together with a brief literature review
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-13
Returns to Post-School Qualifications: New Evidence Based on the HLFS Income Supplement (1997-2002)
New Zealand Department of Labour
This 68-page New Zealand study provides evidence on the returns to post-school qualifications, including data on earnings and hourly wage in addition to income, and information on the type of post-school qualification
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-21
Evidence to Date on the Working and Effectiveness of ALMPs in New Zealand
New Zealand Department of Labour
This 80-page New Zealand report summarises the evidence from recent New Zealand employment programme evaluations and compares the results with international evidence on similar programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-20
Understanding Reductions in the Gender Wage Differential 1997-2003
New Zealand Department of Labour
A 19-page New Zealand analysis of recent developments affecting the gender pay gap
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-21
Report of Exploratory Case Study Research into Precarious Employment
New Zealand Department of Labour
A 97-page New Zealand report into non-standard employment in four industries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-06-30
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: 2009-07-29
Workplace Health Promotion
NICE
A 40-page UK guide for employers on how to encourage employers to increase their levels of physical activity
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-05-28
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
Working Together: Inquiry into Options for a New National Industrial Relations System
NSW Office of Industrial Relations
A 112-page Australian report setting out a new model for the regulation of industrial relations in Australia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-02-12
Globalization, Jobs and Wages
OECD
An 8-page policy brief examining the vulnerability of some workers to the effects of globalization
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-06-26
The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Australia
OECD
A 62-page report examining the integration of immigrants into the Australian labour market
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-19
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
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
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
Starting Well or Losing their Way? The Position of Youth in the Labour Market in OECD Countries
OECD
A 72-page report highlighting trends in the youth labour market of OECD countries over the past decade
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-02-12
The Regulation of Examinations and Qualifications: An International Study
Ofqual
The 81-page report of an international project studying the regulation of examinations and qualifications in different countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-09-16
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
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
The Statistical Evidence for Offshore Outsourcing and its Impact on the Australian Labour Force
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 6-page Australian research paper examining the statistical evidence for the impact of outsourcing on Australian employment
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-08-22
A Review of Developments in the Job Network
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 38-page Australian research paper examining the development of the national Job Network and how its capacity might be improved
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-01-19
A Seasonal Guest-Worker Program for Australia?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 31-page research brief examining the issues and the arguments for and against a seasonal Pacific guest-worker programme for Australia, and what can be learned from overseas experience
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-24
"Fear" and Offshoring: The Scope and Potential Impact of Imports and Exports of Services
Peterson Institute
A 19-page US policy brief estimating the global employment impact of of imports and exports of services
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-02-04
Offshoring, Outsourcing and Production Relocation
Peterson Institute
A US working paper investigating the labour market effects of offshoring/outsourcing in OECD countries and developing Asia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-04-24
Paying for Success: How to Make Contracting Out Work in Employment Services
Policy Exchange
This 82-page UK report examines how different countries have reformed the way in which they provide employment services to jobseekers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-04-15
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
Encouraging Choice in Work and Retirement
Policy Research Initiative
A 57-page Canadian project report exploring the social and economic implications of population ageing in relation to the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-15
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
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
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
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 , EducationPosted: 2010-03-18
The Role of Non-Traditional Work in the Australian Labour Market
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 209-page research paper examines the role of casual workers, fixed-term employees, self-employed contractors and labour hire employees in the Australian labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-27
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
Effects of Health and Education on Labour Force Participation
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 105-page Australian working paper estimating the labour force participation effects of health and education variables
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2007-06-03
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 & YouthPosted: 2010-01-21
Workforce Participation Rates - How Does Australia Compare?
Productivity Commission - Australiia
This 83-page Australian report examines the comparability of international workforce participation rates
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-10
Bringing Employers into the Immigration Debate: Survey and Conference
Public Policy Forum
An 81-page report of a survey of the attitudes of Canadian employers to the employment of immigrants, and a follow-up conference discussing the survey's findings and related matters
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-04
Comparing Approaches to Recognising the Skills and Credentials of Foreign-Trained Workers
Public Policy Forum
The 78-page report of a Canadian conference held to consider different approaches to foreign credential recognition
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-09-04
Update on the Older Worker: 2003
Public Policy Institute
A 4-page summary of U.S. employment trends among those aged 55 and over, compared with those aged under 55
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-14
The Effects of School-to-Career Programs on Postsecondary Enrollment and Employment
Public Policy Institute of California
A 134-page U.S. report on the results of school-to-career programs, designed to improve the transition of young people from school to work
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-06-03
Enriching Summer Work: An Evaluation of the Summer Career Exploration Program
Public/Private Ventures
A 51-page U.S. report evaluating the impact of a privately-funded summer job programme for low-income teenagers
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-09-28
The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States
Rand Corporation
This 306-page U.S. report analyses trends and implications of shifting demographic patterns, the pace of technological change and the path of economic globalization, to aid employment policymaking
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-09
Temporary Immigration: A Viable Policy for Developed Countries
Royal Institute of International Affairs
This 5-page briefing paper proposes temporary immigration as a politically and socially viable solution to worker scarcity in developed countries
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-26
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
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
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 , HealthPosted: 2009-06-18
Hard of Hearing? Hearing Problems and Working Life
SFI
A 51-page Danish report presenting the results of a study of the impact of reduced hearing in relation to labour market attachment and working life
Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-10
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
Employment Effects of Educational Measures for Work-Injured People
SFI
A 32-page Danish working paper assesses the employment effects of educational measures for the work-injured
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , DisabilityPosted: 2007-02-24
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
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 New Demographics: Reshaping the World of Work and Retirement
SMF
This 13-page UK report calls for a radical overhaul of employment and leadership models that will allow people to continue working past retirement age
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-05-17
Women's Lifework: Labour Market Transition Experiences of Women
Social Policy Research Centre
A 118-page Australian report describing the labour market transition experiences of Australian mothers balancing work and family responsibilities
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-03-15
The Struggle of the Gina Workers in Thailand: Inside a Successful International Labour Solidarity Campaign
South East Asia Research Centre
This 35-page working paper identifies the strategies leading to a union success in an international labour dispute in Thailand
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-02
Family Joblessness in Australia
SPRC
A 4-page article examining the problem of family joblessness in Australia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-17
Improving Outcomes for Homeless Jobseekers: The YP4 Experience
SPRC
This 10-page Australian paper describes the trial of an initiative to provide a service for people suffering homelessness and unemployment
Housing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-08-31
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
Internal Migration of Immigrants: Do Immigrants Respond to Regional Labour Demand Shocks?
Statistics Canada
This 31-page Canadian research study examines immigrants’ responses to a strong labour demand outside major metropolitan centres.
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-15
Choice or Necessity: Do immigrants and Their Children Choose Self-employment for the Same Reasons?
Statistics Canada
A 43-page Canadian study examining whether children of immigrants are influenced by the same factors as their parents in choosing self-employment
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2012-04-27
How do Families and Unattached Individuals Respond to Layoffs? Evidence from Canada
Statistics Canada
A 37-page Canadian report examining whether earnings of wives and teenagers increase in response to layoffs experienced by husbands
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-02-29
The Demographic Foundations of Rising Employment and Earnings among Single Mothers in Canada and the U.S., 1980 to 2000
Statistics Canada
This 30-page Canadian report studies the relative importance of demographic effects and labour market behaviour in the rise in employment rates and earnings among single mothers in Canada and the US
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-03-10
The Importance of Functional Literacy: Reading and Math Skills and Labour Market Outcomes of High School Dropouts
Statistics Canada
This 21-page study assesses the effect of literacy and numeracy skills on the labour market outcomes of Canadian high school dropouts
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-04-12
Education-to-Labour Market Pathways of Canadian Youth
Statistics Canada
This 80-page report examines the different pathways taken by Canadian youth from high school to regular participation in the labour market
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-09
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
Incentive Effects of Social Assistance: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
Statistics Canada
A 35-page Canadian study into the effects of different levels of social assistance benefit on employment
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-06-22
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
The Dynamics of Inequality Among Immigrants
The Maurice Falk Institute
This 27-page Israeli discussion paper studies the evolution of wage inequality among highly skilled immigrants
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-02-15
The economics of co-ethnic employment: Incentives, welfare effects and policy options
Tinbergen Institute
This 32-page discussion paper looks at over-representation of workers of the same ethnic group within firms from the standpoint of the employees themselves and society generally, assessing both short-term and long-term effects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-03
Disability and Work
Tinbergen Institute
This 40-page Dutch discussion paper investigates the impact of health shocks on disability and work outcomes and the relationship of childhood circumstances to these outcomes in later life
Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-11