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Migraine headache and labor market outcomes

Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2012

While migraine headache can be physically debilitating, no study has attempted to estimate its effects on labor market outcomes. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we estimate the effect of migraine headache on labor force participation, hours worked, and...

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The impact of non-parental child care on child development : evidence from the summer participation "dip"

Herbst, Chris M. - 2012

; maternal employment …

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Product market deregulation and the US employment miracle

Ebell, Monique (contributor); Häfke, Christian (contributor) - 2006

We consider the dynamic relationship between product market entry regulation and equilibrium unemployment. The main theoretical contribution is combining a job matching model with monopolistic competition in the goods market and individual wage bargaining. Product market competition affects...

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How hurricanes affect employment and wages in local labor markets

Belasen, Ariel R. (contributor); … - 2008

. Concomitantly, employment falls between 1ư and 5% depending on hurricane strength. On the other hand, the effects of hurricanes on … better examine the specific shocks, we also observe sectoral employment shifts. Finally, we conduct a time-series analysis … and find that over time, there is somewhat of a cobweb with earnings and employment rising and falling each quarter over a …

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Parental leave policies and parents' employment and leave taking

Han, Wen-jui (contributor) - 2007

the CPS, we describe trends in parents' employment and leave-taking after birth of a newborn and analyze the extent to … these expansions are correlated with employment and leave-taking for both mothers and fathers over this period. Our main … than for their counterparts with less schooling. -- Parental leave policies ; parental employment ; leave-taking …

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Where to work? : The role of the household in explaining gender differences in labour market outcomes

Dimova, Ralitza (contributor); Gang, Ira N. (contributor); … - 2006

With the use of panel data constructed from the 1995 and 1997 Bulgarian Integrated Household Surveys, this paper explores the sectoral reallocation of labour by gender. In Bulgaria, men and women started the transition on an almost equal standing, allowing us to concentrate our attention on the...

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Minimum wages and employment

Neumark, David (contributor); … - 2007

We review the burgeoning literature on the employment effects of minimum wages - in the United States and other … wide range of existing estimates and, accordingly, a lack of consensus about the overall effects on low-wage employment of … view that the minimum wage reduces the employment of low-wage workers is clearly incorrect. A sizable majority of the …

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Minimum wages, the earned income tax credit, and employment : evidence from the post-welfare reform era

Neumark, David (contributor); … - 2007

that minimum wages reduce employment, with the exception of high school dropouts. In contrast, evidence strongly suggests … that the EITC boosts employment of young women (although not teenagers). We also explore how minimum wages and the EITC … the EITC boosts employment and earnings for minority women, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage appears to …

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The effects of Wal-Mart on local labor markets

Neumark, David (contributor); Zhang, Junfu (contributor); … - 2007

We estimate the effects of Wal-Mart stores on county-level retail employment and earnings, accounting for endogeneity … employment results indicate that a Wal-Mart store opening reduces county-level retail employment by about 150 workers, implying … retail employment. The payroll results indicate that Wal-Mart store openings lead to declines in county-level retail earnings …

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Employment dynamics and business relocation : new evidence from the national establishment time series

Neumark, David (contributor); Zhang, Junfu (contributor); … - 2005

We analyze and assess new evidence on employment dynamics from a new data source the National Establishment Time Series … (NETS). The NETS offers advantages over existing data sources for studying employment dynamics, including tracking business … source although not without limitations. We also illustrate the usefulness of the NETS data by reporting, for California, a …

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