This study investigates whether minimum wage increases in the United States affect an important non-market outcome: worker health. To study this question, we use data on lesser-skilled workers from the 1993-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys coupled with differences-in-differences...

Eine höhere Entlohnung von sportlich aktiveren Arbeitnehmern konnte in den letzten Jahren bereits mehrfach nachgewiesen werden. Diese wurde u. a. auf eine höhere Durchsetzungsfähigkeit sowie auf bessere soziale Fähigkeiten zurückgeführt. In diesem Beitrag wird mit Daten des...

In cities, complementarity between a low-skilled and a high-skilled workforce can promote each other to improve labor productivity. In this study, we used earlier census data and 1% population survey data to examine the distribution of the skilled workforce in cities in the People's Republic of...

The paper analyzes the link between human capital and firm-level productivity in five Asian countries. It draws on a dataset of over 4,000 enterprises and considers both the prior educational attainment of workers and in-service training programs of enterprises. Differences between small,...

Der Luftverkehr wächst weltweit seit Jahrzehnten. Dieses Wachstum setzt sich fort, aber gleichzeitig steckt die Branche in Deutschland und Europa aufgrund von Deregulierung und freiem Marktzugang in einem Strukturwandel, der durch Rationalisierungen bei Strecken und Personal, steigender...

In cities, complementarity between a low-skilled and a high-skilled workforce can promote each other to improve labor productivity. In this study, we used earlier census data and 1% population survey data to examine the distribution of the skilled workforce in cities in the People's Republic of...

The paper analyzes the link between human capital and firm-level productivity in five Asian countries. It draws on a dataset of over 4,000 enterprises and considers both the prior educational attainment of workers and in-service training programs of enterprises. Differences between small,...

In the aftermath of the crisis, Europe is becoming more polarised in terms of employment, competitiveness and industrial specialisation. A 'German-centred core' which maintained employment and production – has emerged, contrasted by a 'Southern periphery', where major economic losses have...

Machine generated contents note: Our Acknowledgements Beth's Acknowledgements Aliza's Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction The Vision Why We Wrote This Book What You'll Learn In This Book PART 1 Revitalize Yourself CHAPTER 1 The Problem Why Nonprofit Professionals Burn Out When Work and Life...

Introduction -- The knowledge economy and perceptions of knowledge -- Knowledge work : issues and perspectives -- Critical perceptions of creativity and knowledge work -- A theoretical framework of creative knowledge work -- Advertising I -- Advertising II -- Information technology software I --...

Рассматриваются макроэкономические подходы к регулированию рынка труда и роль государства в формировании политики занятости, которая должна проявляться на...

In recent years demographic aging and its consequences have been recognized and discussed on macroeconomic levels, such as health care system, infrastructure, housing and labour market. However, the consequences are not only present on the macroeconomic level but also affect microeconomic issues...

Speech of Shri Mallikarjun Kharge introducing the Railway Budget 2014-15.

This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil, one for the state of Bahia, the other for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two initiatives are not linked and their implementation has independently sprung from a search for...

Machines cannot fully replace people even in a high-tech industry like car-making. That is one of the conclusions of research which uses the example of the newly merged transatlantic car-maker Fiat Chrysler to debunk a number of myths about the nature of manufacturing and its viability in the...

Neben Prognosen der Gesamtzahl der sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten besteht ein großer Bedarf an Prognosen auf regionaler Ebene für die unterschiedlichen Berufsfelder. In dieser Arbeit werden Prognosen für sämtliche Arbeitsagenturbezirke für die Jahre von 2011 bis 2015 erstellt,...