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The labor market in Poland, 2000-2021

Lewandowski, Piotr; Magda, Iga - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)

In the early 2000s, Poland's unemployment rate reached 20%. That is now a distant memory, as employment has increased noticeably and the unemployment rate had dropped to 3.4% in 2021. The labor force participation of older workers increased following reforms aimed at prolonging careers. However,...

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Fairness and motivation

Falk, Armin - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

How do firms motivate their employees to be productive? The conventional wisdom is that workers respond to monetary incentives—"Pay them more and they will work harder." However, a large and growing body of empirical evidence from laboratory and field experiments, surveys, and observational...

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Do firms’ wage-setting powers increase during recessions?

Sorensen, Todd A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

Traditional models of the labor market typically assume that wages are set by the market, not the firm. However, over … suggest that a monopsonistic model, where individual firms and not the market set wages, may be more appropriate. This model … attributes more wage-setting power to firms, particularly during economic downturns, which helps explain why wages decrease …

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Fairness and motivation

Falk, Armin - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) September, pp. 1-10

How do firms motivate their employees to be productive? The conventional wisdom is that workers respond to monetary incentivesâ€”"Pay them more and they will work harder." However, a large and growing body of empirical evidence from laboratory and field experiments, surveys, and...

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The labor market in the Netherlands, 2001-2016

Hartog, Joop; Salverda, Wiemer - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)

The Netherlands is an example of a highly institutionalized labor market that places considerable attention on equity concerns. The government and social partners (unions and industry associations) seek to adjust labor market arrangements to meet the challenges of increased international...

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The labor market in Norway, 2000-2016

Nilsen, Øivind A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)

Norway has a high labor force participation rate and a very low unemployment rate. Part of the reason for this fortunate situation is so-called “tripartism”: a broad agreement among unions, employers, and government to maintain a high level of coordination in wage bargaining. This has led to...

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Who benefits from firm-sponsored training?

Dostie, Benoît - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)

Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …

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The labor market in Norway, 2000-2018

Nilsen, Øivind A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)

Norway has a rather high labor force participation rate and a very low unemployment rate. Part of the reason for this fortunate situation is the so-called “tripartism”: a broad agreement among unions, employers, and government to maintain a high level of coordination in wage bargaining. This...

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What is the economic value of literacy and numeracy?

Vignoles, Anna - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

wages, is sufficiently large to suggest that they are in high demand and that there is a relative scarcity. Policymakers …

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What is the economic value of literacy and numeracy?

Cherry, M. Gemma; Vignoles, Anna - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)

wages, is sufficiently large to suggest that they are in high demand and that there is a relative scarcity. Policymakers …

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