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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough

Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)

While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...

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Why does unemployment differ for immigrants?

Drinkwater, Stephen - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

The adverse effects of unemployment are a cause for concern for all demographic groups but they will be most acute for those experiencing the highest unemployment rates. In particular, high levels of unemployment are observed for a range of immigrant groups across many countries. However, there...

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Firms, sorting, and the immigrant–native earnings gap

Dostie, Benoit - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

countries show that around 20% of the gap is due to firm policies that lead to a systematic underrepresentation of immigrants at … immigrants toward higher-paying employers. This pattern is especially pronounced for immigrants coming from disadvantaged …

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Disability and labor market outcomes

Jones, Melanie - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)

condition. Despite the introduction of a range of legislative and policy initiatives designed to eliminate discrimination and …

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Disability and labor market outcomes

Jones, Melanie - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment …

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Are apprenticeships beneficial in sub-Saharan Africa?

Teal, Francis - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

Apprenticeships are the most common form of non-academic training in sub-Saharan Africa. Most apprenticeships are provided by the private sector, for a fee, and lead to self-employment rather than to wage jobs. Where the effects have been measured, they show that earnings are not higher, on...

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Improvement in European labor force participation

Gros, Daniel - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Employment and labor force participation (LFP) rates have increased throughout Europe since the 1990s, with little interruption from the Great Recession. While many credit labor market reforms for this progress, ongoing educational expansion might actually be more important. This implies that...

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Returns to language skills in transition economies

Mavisakalyan, Astghik - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

In many transition countries, the collapse of communism ushered in language reforms to adapt to the newfound independence from the Soviet Union and openness to the rest of the world. Such reforms may have implications for individuals' economic opportunities, since foreign language proficiency...

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Using a point system for selecting immigrants

Tani, Massimiliano - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …, succeeds in selecting economically desirable immigrants and provides orderly management of population growth. But the point … system cannot fix short-term skilled labor shortages in a timely manner nor prevent poor labor market outcomes for immigrants …

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Integrating refugees into labor markets

Bevelander, Pieter - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

For the first time since the Second World War, the total number of refugees amounts to more than 50 million people. Only a minority of these refugees seek asylum, and even fewer resettle in developed countries. At the same time, politicians, the media, and the public are worried about a lack of...

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