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The labor market in Japan, 2000–2018 : despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size, thanks mostly to surging employment among women
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Mori, Hiroaki - 2019
As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan’s recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals’ economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a...
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The labor market in Japan, 2000–2016 : despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size, thanks mostly to surging employment among women
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Mori, Hiroaki - 2017
As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan’s recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals’ economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730579
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Innovation and employment : technological unemployment is not inevitable - some innovation creates jobs, and some job destruction can be avoided
Vivarelli, Marco - 2015
Studies find that technological change has contributed to the decline in manufacturing and to persistent unemployment in many advanced economies. While process innovation can be job-destroying, product innovation can imply the emergence of new firms, new sectors, and thus new jobs. But even for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431678
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Obesity and labor market outcomes : the hidden private cost of obesity : lower earnings and lower probability of employment
Averett, Susan - 2014
Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415269
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Obesity and labor market outcomes : the hidden private cost of obesity : lower earnings and lower probability of employment
Averett, Susan - 2019
Rising obesity is not only a pressing global public health problem. There is also substantial evidence that obese people, particularly women, are less likely to be employed and, when employed, are likely to earn lower wages. There is some evidence that the lower earnings are a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012042307
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The labor market in Israel, 2000-2016 : unlike most OECD countries, Israel experienced a major increase in both employment and participation rates over the last 15 years
Larom, Tali; Lifshitz, Osnat - 2018
Following a decline in employment and participation rates during the 1980s and 1990s, Israel managed to reverse these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777188
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The labor market in Sweden since the 1990s : the Swedish economy continues to have high employment and rapidly rising real wages
Gottfries, Nils - 2018
respect. The 2008 financial crisis had small effects on the Swedish labor market. Employment in industry declined sharply and … then remained stagnant, but employment in the service sectors has continued to grow steadily. …
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Hours vs employment in response to demand shocks : evaluating the labor market effects of temporary aggregate demand shocks requires analyzing both employment and hours of work
Hart, Robert A. - 2017
employment and unemployment. However, it can be seriously misleading to ignore the interrelated behavior of hours worked ….Work hours can be altered relatively speedily and flexibly, and this strongly relates to employment, labor productivity, and … unemployment outcomes. The hours–employment distinction is especially important in the evaluation of the performances of European …
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The labor market impact of Covid-19 on immigrants : job loss from Covid-19 was greater among immigrants than the native-born in most developed countries
Cassidy, Hugh - 2022
. The labor market recovery for both groups in the US was rapid, and by Fall 2020, the employment gaps between immigrant and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254475
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Hours vs employment in response to demand shocks : evaluating the labor market effects of temporary aggregate demand shocks requires analyzing both employment and hours of work
Hart, Robert A. - 2023
The responses of working hours and employment levels to temporary negative demand shocks like those caused by the Great …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289702