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How do social networks affect labor markets? : job-referral networks can make labor markets more productive and efficient but may increase the importance of luck in job matches

Schmutte, Ian - 2016

Social networks, or “job-referral” networks, can help make labor markets become more efficient. Outside the firm, they help workers obtain employment after displacement and secure higher-paying jobs. They can also match highly-skilled workers to more productive employment. Inside the firm,...

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The labor market in Spain, 2002-2018 : youth and long-term unemployment, which skyrocketed during the Great Recession, were still very high in 2018

Sanz de Galdeano, Anna; Terskaya, Anastasia - 2020

labor market problems more evident. Youth and long-term unemployment escalated during the crisis and, despite the ongoing …

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The labor market in Switzerland, 2000-2016 : the Swiss labor market has proven resilient to several recent shocks, with unemployment remaining stable and real wages steadily increa...

Lalive, Rafael; Lehmann, Tobias - 2017

Switzerland is a small country with rich cultural and geographic diversity. The Swiss unemployment rate is low, at only …, as well as a narrowing but persistent gender pay gap. Additionally, regional differences in unemployment are significant. …

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The labor market in Spain, 2002-2016 : youth and long-term unemployment, which skyrocketed during the Great Recession, were still very high in 2016

Sanz de Galdeano, Anna; Terskaya, Anastasia - 2017

labor market problems more evident. Youth and long-term unemployment escalated during the crisis and, despite the ongoing …

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The labor market in the Netherlands, 2001-2016 : overall, employment and wages were accompanied by a rise in part-time work and a decline in job security

Hartog, Joop; Salverda, Wiemer - 2018

The Netherlands is an example of a highly institutionalized labor market that places considerable attention on equity concerns. The government and social partners (unions and industry associations) seek to adjust labor market arrangements to meet the challenges of increased international...

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The labor market in Canada, 2000-2016 : a strong resource boom that benefited Canada’s economy and labor market was followed by a painful adjustment

Riddell, William Craig - 2018

During the 2000–2016 period, Canada’s economy and labor market performed well. An important element in this success was the strong resource boom that lasted from the late 1990s to 2014. Since that time the economy and labor market have been undergoing a painful adjustment, a process that is...

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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

The economic crisis in the early 1990s brought about a dramatic increase in unemployment and a similar decrease in … labor force participation. Unemployment declined afterwards, but stabilized at around 6-7% - more than twice as high as … before the crisis. Today, the unemployment rate is lower than the EU average, though Sweden no longer stands out in this …

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