Work and employment around the globe change continuously, but there are potentially more rapid and fundamental …

The debate over whether contingent (and typically more precarious) employment acts as a bridge to permanent employment … identify indirect pathways from contingent to permanent employment, and nor can it identify 'trap' pathways involving short … spells in other states. It also fails to distinguish between those experiencing contingent employment as a 'blip' and those …

Marginal employment (ME) is one of the largest forms of atypical employment in Germany. In this study, we analyse … of regular employment. Our study adds to the literature in the following ways. First, compared to previous studies, it … evaluation literature by applying a dynamic evaluation approach that has not previously been used to analyse marginal employment …

We quantify the extent to which public-sector employment crowds out private-sector employment using specially assembled … private-sector employment rates and high proportions of government-sector employment. Regressions of either private …-sector employment rates or unemployment rates on two measures of public-sector employment point to full crowding out. This means that …

the global financial crisis. Our findings suggest that: (i) employment responsiveness has been historically low but rising … historical patterns once we control for the size of the output shock; and (iii) the comparatively lower employment response vis …-à-vis other countries can in part be explained by the quick implementation of an employment subsidy program, a more flexible wage …

enough to raise employment rates, and lackluster real earnings along with still-rampant labor market informality suggest that …

South Africa's Employment Tax Incentive, launched in 2014, aimed to address low youth employment by reducing the cost … effect of the Incentive on youth employment. We match firms claiming the subsidy with similar firms not claiming the subsidy … impact on youth employment on average. We see a positive and statistically significant effect on youth and non …

We estimate the causal impact of a sizable German infrastructure investment program on employment at the county level …'000 of investments. The employment gains reached their peak after nine months and dropped to zero quickly after the program …'s completion. The reductions in unemployment amounted to two-thirds of the job creation, and employment grew predominately in the …