Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
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
An Inquiry into the Theory, Causes and Consequences of Monitoring Indicators of Health and Safety at Work
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2010-02-25
An Immigration System Where Everybody Wins
EPI
A US article indicating that research makes a strong case that immigration brings economic benefits not just for individual immigrant workers and their families, but also for native-born workers
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-12
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
An Analysis of the Determinants of the Labour Market Activities of Housing Assistance Recipients
Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute
A 34-page positioning paper for an investigation into the effects of housing assistance on labour market activity in Australia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2004-06-29
Ambition: Identifying Best Practice for Demand-Led Approaches
Department for Work and Pensions - U.K.
A 46-page U.K. study of a programme aiming to place disadvantaged jobseekers into types of employment not usually accessible to them
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-08-04
Ageing Workforces and Ageing Occupations
Department of Labour - New Zealand
A 56-page New Zealand discussion paper identifying emerging issues on research and policy relating to ageing workforces and ageing occupations
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-06
Age, Wage and Productivity
IZA
A 50-page discussion paper analyzing the relationship between age, wage and productivity using a matched worker-firm panel dataset from Dutch manufacturing covering the period 2000-2005
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-10
Age, Wage and Productivity
CentER
This 49-page Dutch dicussion paper analyzes the relationship between age, wage and productivity using a matched worker-firm panel dataset from Dutch manufacturing covering the period 2000-2005
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-03
Age Structure of the Workforce and Firm Performance
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 20-page paper examines the interrelation between corporate age structures and firm performance
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2005-10-31
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
Adult Education and Workforce Development Can be Key Assets in Local Economic Development
Urban Institute
A US report highlighting findings about the role of adult education in workforce development and the use of sector strategies to address needs at the local level
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-08
Adapting to Global Product and Labour Markets: New Models for Apprenticeship in Europe
Institute for Futures Studies
A 23-page Swedish paper studying how apprenticeship models in Europe might adapt to globalizing markets
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2007-12-05
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
Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia
World Bank
This 491-page report brings insight to the setting of priorities and strategies to accomplish the objective of sustained growth and poverty reduction in South Asia
Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
A Stealthy Stimulus: How Boosting the Minimum Wage is Helping to Stimulate the Economy
EPI
This 4-page US issue brief argues that a three-step increase in the minimum wage is adding billions of dollars to consumer spending and stimulating the economy
Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-06-15
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
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
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 Note on Measures of Human Capital for Immigrants: Examining the American Community Survey and New Immigrant Survey
IZA
This 24-page discussion paper examines whether where an immigrant acquires human capital matters in earnings regressions
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-29
A needle in a haystack. Do increases in minimum wage cause employment losses?
ACIRRT - University of Sydney
This working paper is a critical examination of a recent Australian study that appeared to establish a link between minimum wage imposition and employment loss
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-03-05
A Good Time for Making Work Pay? Taking Stock of In-Work Benefits and Related Measures across the OECD
IZA
This 58-page policy paper discusses the rationale for in-work benefits (IWB), summarises the main design features of programmes operated in OECD countries, and provides an update of what is known about their effectiveness in terms of reducing inequalities and creating employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-05
A Cure for Discrimination? Affirmative Action and the Case of California Proposition 209
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 31-page discussion paper examines the labour market impacts of the ending of affirmative action programmes in California
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-20
A Comparison of the Macroeconomic Consequences of Basic Income and Job Guarantee Schemes
Centre of Full Employment and Equity
A 23-page Australian working paper arguing that only ideological and political constraints prevent the achievement of full employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-08-10
A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Immigration Policies and Labour Market Outcomes
Dept. of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs - Australia
A 52-page study examining differences in the labour market outcomes of immigrants to Australia and Canada
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-09
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
A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market: The Role of Fairness Concerns
IZA
This discussion paper argues that important labor market phenomena can be better understood if one takes (i) the inherent incompleteness and relational nature of most employment contracts and (ii) the existence of reference-dependent fairness concerns among a substantial share of the population into account
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-01-02
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
2006 E-learning Benchmark Project: Final Report
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
A 27-page report on e-learning by vocational training and education (VTE) students
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-31
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
What is an Adequate Standard of Living during Retirement?
CESifo
A 36-page working paper addressing the question of what constitutes an adequate standard of living during retirement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-04
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
Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?
CESifo
This 41-page paper assesses whether short-lived jobs (lasting one quarter or less and involuntarily ending in unemployment) are stepping stones to long-lasting jobs (enduring one year or more) for Belgian long-term unemployed school-leavers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-05-05