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This paper explores the employment impact of innovation activity, taking into account both R&D expenditures and … ETC is included as a proxy for innovation activities. Moreover, the positive employment impacts of innovation activities …
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The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, the economic insights about the employment impact of technological … employment effect appears to be entirely due to the medium-and high-tech sectors, while no effect can be detected in the low …-tech industries; 2) capital formation is found to be negatively related to employment; this outcome points to a possible labour …
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LSDVC estimates, this study finds a significant labourfriendly impact of R&D expenditures. However, this positive employment …
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What are the prospects for improving the lot of US workers in the 21st century? This introduction to the topic examines the most important US labor market trends of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, considers their causes and likely future trends; and then explores policies that might...
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wages and employment rates have been declining for years and who might benefit substantially from expanded eligibility for …
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The earned income tax credit provides important benefits to low-income families with children. At substantial costs (over $70 billion to the US federal government), it increases the incomes of such families while encouraging parents to work more by subsidizing their incomes. But low-income...
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wages and employment rates have been declining for years and who might benefit substantially from expanded eligibility for …
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To improve the employment rates and earnings of Americans workers, we need to create more coherent and effective …
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In this paper we will briefly review recent trends in employment outcomes for disadvantaged youth, focusing … education and employment outcomes, both among in-school youth who are at risk of dropping out and becoming disconnected as well … Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); and 3) Specific policies to reduce barriers to employment faced by ex-offenders and non …
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This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration...
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