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Policies for young adults with reduced work capacity : labour market impact in Sweden and Norway
Hall, Caroline King Barnard; Hardoy, Inés; Simson, … - 2022
The rising numbers of young people with disability pension concerns many advanced economies. We present results from a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362146
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A creepy world
Sornette, Didier; Cauwels, Peter - 2013
Using the mechanics of creep in material sciences as a metaphor, we present a general framework to understand the evolution of financial, economic and social systems and to construct scenarios for the future. In a nutshell, highly non-linear out-of-equilibrium systems subjected to exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257508
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Financial bubbles : mechanisms and diagnostics
Sornette, Didier; Cauwels, Peter - 2014
Financial bubbles are subject to debate and controversy. However, they are not well understood and are hardly ever characterised specifically, especially ex ante. We define a bubble as a period of unsustainable growth, when the price of an asset increases ever more quickly, in a series of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010411859
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The Integration of Elderly and Disabled People into Urban and Social Life: A New Model for Konya/Turkey-YEBAM
Meshur, H.Filiz Alkan; Alkan, Ahmet - 2014
The process of demographic change occurring around the world is also reflected in Turkey. The elderly population and thus, the number of people who are in need of care, will increase in Turkey in the future. Furthermore, approximately 13% of Turkey's population consists of disabled people. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400033
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Is The Captain of the Men of Death Still At Play? Long-Run Impacts of Early Life Pneumonia Exposure during Sulfa Drug Revolution in America
Bhalotra, Sonia; Venkataramani, Atheendar - 2011
disability rates. These improvements were larger for those born in states with higher pre-intervention pneumonia mortality rates … exception of cognitive disabilities for men and, in some specifications, work disability for men and family income, estimates …
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The provision on Web accessibility and VOD access services for people with disabilities: A case study of South Korea
Choi, Heakeng Vivian - 2018
for the people with disability and find out impediment factors that cause delays in providing accessible services under …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944714
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Can immigrants insure against shocks as well as the native-born?
Islam, Asad; Stillman, Steven; Worswick, Christopher - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542097
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Dynamics in health and employment : evidence from Indonesia
Mani, Subha; Mitra, Sophie; Sambamoorthi, Usha - 2016
This paper examines the consequences of disability, identifying for the first time, the separate impacts of onsets and … recoveries from disability on both employment status and hours worked using panel data from Indonesia. We find that changes in … towards a need for social protection policies with a focus on health, disability, and employment in Indonesia. …
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Essays in labor economics and the economics of education
Thiemann, Petra - 2015
Diese Dissertation besteht aus fünf Aufsätzen aus den Bereichen Arbeitsmarkt- und Bildungsökonomie. Das Ziel der Dissertation ist es, ein Verständnis für die Faktoren zu entwickeln, die individuelle Bildungsziele und individuelles Arbeitsangebot determinieren. Die Hauptmotivation dieser...
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State and local determinants of employment outcomes among individuals with disabilities
Sevak, Purvi; O'Neill, John; Houtenville, Andrew J.; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522916