This paper explores the effects of offshoring, technology and Chinese import competition on labor market polarization …, while the reallocation of employment away from less polarized industries towards more highly polarized industries also … outside of manufacturing, technological change and offshoring are the most relevant forces affecting within …

-time and part-time employment participation. The relationship (interactions, complementarity) between different policy measures … parttime employment opportunities have boosted women’s participation in the labour force. By contrast, there is no such clear … relationship between female employment rates and the growing share of public employment. Employment rates react to changes in tax …