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One way the demand for labor may adapt to the availability of labor

Duleep, Harriet Orcutt - 2012

coming to employers instead of the latter seeking them out and (2) the larger set of potential employees would increase the … probability of employers finding individuals suitable for unfilled jobs. Moreover, individuals seeking employment may engender … employers to think of new ways in which labor can be used. An increase in the number of entrants to the labor force would lower …

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One Way the Demand for Labor May Adapt to the Availability of Labor

Duleep, Harriet Orcutt - 2012

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One way the demand for labor may adapt to the availability of labor

Duleep, Harriet Orcutt - 2012

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FLSA Working Hours Reform : Worker Well-Being Effects in an Economic Framework

Golden, Lonnie M. - 2015

A model is developed to predict the effects of recently proposed amendments to the FLSA workweek and overtime provisions. It contrasts allowing compensatory time for overtime pay for private non-exempt employees to “rights to request” reduced hours. It finds that hours demanded are likely to...

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Was the Georgian policy shifting public sector working hours by one hour "family friendly" and did it increase female labor participation?

Bezhanishvili, Levan; Appleman, William; Abramishvili, Zurab - 2020

On September 1, 2014, Georgia enacted a one-time, immediate policy shifting public office working hours from 10:00-19:00 to 9:00-18:00 and affected the work schedules of all subjected employees. Due to professional scheduling conflicts faced by women with household responsibilities, some members...

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Impacts of State Paid Family Leave Policies for Older Workers with Spouses or Parents in Poor Health

Braga, Breno; Butrica, Barbara A.; Mudrazija, Stipica; … - 2022

Since 2004 six states plus Washington, DC have implemented laws that provide paid leave benefits to workers caring for family members who have a disability or serious medical condition. Focusing on the most established state programs-California and New Jersey-this paper investigates whether paid...

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Impacts of state paid family leave policies for older workers with spouses or parents in poor health

Braga, Breno; Butrica, Barbara A.; Mudrazija, Stipica; … - 2022

Since 2004 six states plus Washington, DC have implemented laws that provide paid leave benefits to workers caring for family members who have a disability or serious medical condition. Focusing on the most established state programs - California and New Jersey - this paper investigates whether...

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Does a flexible parental leave system stimulate maternal employment?

Ziegler, Lennart; Bamieh, Omar - 2023

This study examines the effect of two recent parental leave reforms in Austria that allow parents to choose leave schemes with varying duration. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the introduction of more flexible scheme choices led mothers to take, on average, 1-2 months less...

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What drives paternity leave : financial incentives or flexibility?

Ziegler, Lennart; Bamieh, Omar - 2023

Despite changing gender norms, few fathers decide to take parental leave after the birth of a child, and when they do, their leave spells are substantially shorter compared to mothers. This study examines how paternal leave-taking is affected by two key features of leave policies: flexibility in...

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Maternal Employment Effects of Paid Parental Leave

Bergemann, Annette - 2017

We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit program in Germany. In 2007, a means-tested parental leave transfer program that had paid benefits for up to two years was replaced by an earnings related transfer which paid...

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