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Employment in Poland 2005

Bukowski, Maciej; Lewandowski, Piotr; Magda, Iga; … - EconWPA - 2005

present a comprehensive statistical and econometric analysis of employment, unemployment and participation in Poland in the … with some policy prescriptions. At the moment Poland exhibits the highest unemployment rate in OECD and one of the lowest … increase of unemployment in 1998- 1999 and its later persistence. We find that the supply-side characteristics and sectoral …

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The 'War on Poverty' after 40 Years: A Minskyan Assessment

Wray, L. Randall; Bell, Stephanie A. - EconWPA - 2004

Hyman Minsky is best known for his work in the area of financial economics, and especially for his financial instability hypothesis. In recent years, some authors have also recognized his advocacy of the “employer of last resort” as part of his “big government” intervention to help...

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Estimating the Effect of Training on Unemployment Duration in West Germany - A Discrete Hazard-Rate Model with Instrumental Variables

Hujer, R.; Maurer, K.-O.; Wellner, M. - EconWPA - 1997

the duration of unemployment spells. The data basis used in this study is the German Socio-Economic- Panel (GSOEP) for … measures. Our main results show that training does have a significant short term effect of reducing unemploy-ment duration but …

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The Impact of Training on Unemployment Duration in West Germany -Combining a Discrete Hazard Rate Model with Matching Techniques-

Hujer, R.; Maurer, K.-O.; Wellner, M. - EconWPA - 1997

In this study we are concerned with the impact of vocational training on the individual's unemployment duration in West … unemployment duration. Our results indicate, that training raises the transition rate of unemployed into employment in the short as …

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Child Labor, Fertility and Economic Growth

Hazan, Moshe; Berdugo, Binyamin - EconWPA - 2005

This paper explores the evolution of child labor, fertility, and human capital in the process of development. In early stages of development the economy is in a development trap where child labor is abundant, fertility is high and output per capita is low. Technological progress, however,...

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Inside the Black Box of Temporary Help Agencies

Kvasnicka, Michael - EconWPA - 2003

Based on a new panel dataset created in close cooperation with one of the largest temporary help agencies (THAs) in Germany, this paper presents novel evidence on key aspects of temporary agency work, a segment of the labor market that despite its growing importance remains underresearched. In...

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Inside the Black Box of Temporary Help Agencies

Kvasnicka, Michael - EconWPA - 2003

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Ageing, interest rates, and financial flows

Saarenheimo, Tuomas - EconWPA - 2005

The median age of the global population is presently increasing by nearly three months every year. Over the next couple of decades, almost every country in the world is set to experience an unprecedented increase in the share of elderly population. This development has the potential to...

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Next in Line – Romanians at the Gates of the EU (emigrants, border control, legislation)

SIMINA, Ovidiu - EconWPA - 2005

The first of May 2004 marked an important date in the history of Europe as a political, geographic, and social entity. After years of negotiations, ten European countries joined the European Union, bringing in their potential and expectations, adding a total population of 75 million people and a...

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Présentation de la Maquette Retraites MARS-2003

Bellone, Benoit; Vincent, Alexandre - EconWPA - 2004

the Conseil d’Orientation des Retraites scenario as a benchmark for the evolution of real wages and unemployment. The …

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