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

We present experimental evidence on the effects of four U.S. reemployment programs for youth Unemployment Insurance (UI … had minimal effects on employment and earnings; these programs mainly induced the early exit of participants. The fourth … increased employment and earnings. Both early participant exits and effective job counseling underlie these impacts. We conclude …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

This article examines employment rates for persons in their teens and early 20s during April and May 2021 compared to … April and May 2019. Employment rates for teens are significantly higher in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. However …, individuals ages 20-24 experienced significantly lower employment rates in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. Differing employment …

introducing non-search activity requirements for unemployment benefit recipients. The Mutual Obligations Initiative (MOI) required … people aged 18-34 receiving unemployment benefits to undertake a range of non-search activities (e.g., volunteering, training … a lower incidence of unemployment benefit receipt in comparison to those whose fathers were not. More detailed …

This paper empirically examines the impact of the 2001 New Zealand minimum wage reform on the employment of 16-17 and … wage reform on employment is estimated in two phases. First, existing New Zealand empirical evidence is reproduced using … effects on the employment of teenagers. However, findings must be interpreted with caution due to concerns with a key …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …