Serbia) are characterized by some of the highest unemployment and low employment rates in Europe. We analyze the poor labor …

Raising South Africa’s low employment rate to levels seen in emerging market or advanced economy peers could raise GDP … find much scope for improving the design of key labor market institutions—including collective bargaining and employment …

Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We give an answer to … this question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 … would, on average, lift female employment by 1 percent, while increasing male employment by 0.6 percent. Consequently such a …

The paper examines the determinants of employment growth, drawing on data available across a sample of Caribbean … countries. To that end, the paper analyzes estimates of the employment-output elasticity and the response of employment growth … to major sources of labor market determinants, in the long and short run. The main determinants of employment include …

Using quarterly temperature and employment data between 1990 and 2021, this paper uncovers nuanced evidence on the … impact of seasonal temperature within US counties: higher winter temperature increases private sector employment growth while … “Financial Activities.” In contrast, the positive effects of a warmer winter are less pervasive. The employment effect of a …

, period, and cohort effects for the likelihood of employment in different occupations and the wages earned therein over 2001 …-2019. For recent generations of women, cohort effects indicate a higher likelihood of employment in low-paying manual jobs …