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the creation of part-time jobs for women aged 25-49 in the services sector, but in most EU countries the substitution of …
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Income distribution may be related to fundamentals affecting economic growth and to labor market policies. Noting that inequality is affected by unemployment. This paper presents a model in which labor market policies affect unemployment which in turn affects inequality. The model also includes...
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control for factors that influence personal choice, we re-examine the determinants of female employment in Europe. The results … highlight the importance of positive attitudes towards women working and individual characteristics such as years of education …
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The age-distribution of Europe’s workforce has shifted towards older workers over the past few decades, a process …
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While unemployment rates in Europe declined after the global financial crisis until 2018/19, the incidence of long …
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The labor share in Europe has been on a downward trend. This paper finds that the decline is concentrated in …
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The crisis has intensified what was previously a chronic unemployment problem in Europe; youth unemployment is now at … unprecedented highs in some European countries. This paper assesses the main drivers of youth unemployment in Europe. It finds that …
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There is growing concern in Europe over the impact of globalization on high and evenly shared living standards. These …
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In 2005 the German government implemented the so-called Hartz IV reform, which amounted to a complete overhaul of the German unemployment insurance system and resulted in a significant reduction in unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. In this paper, we use an incomplete-market...
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