The study examines the impact that extreme weather has on temporary work absence in Jamaica, a central concern given the country’s negative experience with such events. The study uses quarterly data containing key labour market indicators on an unbalanced panel of individuals along with...

This paper provides a first assessment of the causal impact of the 2018-2021 reform in Korea meant to combat its long working-hour culture. The reform consists of lowering the statutory limit on total weekly working hours from 68 to 52. We apply a difference-in-difference approach in which we...

World economy, which showed relatively robust growth from the second half of 2010 to early 2011, has a slowdown due to the financial crisis in advanced countries, especially Greece and Italy. Retrenchment has become a common policy trend in response to rising oil price and inflationary concerns...