Labour / income economics

Labour markets are differentiated by occupation and types of training, and these submarkets are seldom in equilibrium.

Regulations to promote health and safety may be costly relative to the expected health and safety benefits, and may actually have negative effects on health and safety.

Over the past two decades, economic theory has extended its field of application to non-market goods such as environmental resources and health.

People want more from the government.

Search Theory and Unemployment contains nine chapters that survey and extend the theory of job search and its application to the problem of unemployment.

Reflections on the State of the Art in Labor Economics 3 William Darity, Jr.

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Workers' compensation insurance presents a set of institutional charac- teristics that are unique.

This book is the first to present a detailed analysis of economic integration of immigrants in smaller areas of their host nations.

This edited volume provides multidisciplinary and international insights into the policy, managerial and educational aspects of diverse students' transitions from education to employment.

The book explores interlinkages between women's employment and fertility at both a macro- and a micro-level in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland.

This book has three purposes.

In order to bridge the lack of information on child labour and to stimulate policy interventions the IREWOC Foundation (International Research on Working Children) has undertaken action-based research in the field of the worst forms of child labour in Latin America.

With labour markets across the world and even in social democratic Europe in a state of unprecedented flux, this exhaustive study addresses the problem of how to balance job market demands, personal career interests and private life becomes a central issue for millions of employees.

This book analyzes the structural factors that underlie the persistent mass poverty and extreme inequality in South Asian countries.

This book offers a selection of intensely researched essays focused on the critical planning objectives and policy priorities that would enhance the promotion of inclusive growth in a developing country.

This book focuses on labour dislocation and migration of Palestinians between 1967 and 1992.

With their unique strengths and specialized knowledge of their communities and constituencies, civil society organizations (CSOs) have an essential role to play in creating a more prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific.

This study explores prospects for inclusive growth in the Central Asia and the South Caucasus region and highlights the central role played by the creation of good jobs.

Asia is graying rapidly: its share of senior population aged 65 and over will double from 9.

The annual Asian Development Outlook analyzes economic performance in the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia.

Migration for work is an important livelihood option for many households in Tajikistan due to limited job opportunities.

Under the CAREC 2030 framework, a regional trade strategy will provide a more coherent approach to strengthen trade and enhance growth potential of CAREC countries.

Persistent skills shortages have constrained new investments and economic growth in Sri Lanka.

This report highlights the results of Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations to support regional cooperation and integration (RCI) completed during 2017-2020.

The book focuses on Indonesia's most pressing labor market challenges and associated policy options to achieve higher and more inclusive economic growth.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has signed mutual recognition arrangements in the tourism sector and in six regulated occupations: accountancy, architecture, dentistry, engineering, medicine, and nursing.

Despite clear aspirations by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to create an effective and transparent framework to facilitate movements among skilled professionals within the ASEAN by December 2015, progress has been slow and uneven.

This publication examines the need to expand social protection coverage of the informal sector to support working age productivity, reduce vulnerability, and improve economic opportunity.

Over recent years, Bulgaria has shown great willingness to reform its vocational education and training (VET).

COVID-19 is likely to leave long-lasting effects on local labour markets.

The world of work is changing as a result of technological progress, globalisation and population ageing.

L'edition annuelle des Statistiques de la population active fournit des statistiques detaillees sur la population, la population active, l'emploi et le chomage, decomposees par sexe, situation dans la profession et secteur d'activite; il y a aussi des series sur la duree du chomage et le travail a temps partiel.

Across OECD countries, one in seven working-age adults identifies as having a disability.

In einer Zeit, in der strukturelle Vernderungen Umschulungen und Hherqualifizierungen notwendig machen, steht die Weiterbildungspolitik aufgrund der in vielen Lndern beobachteten Zunahme atypischer Beschftigungsformen und der strkeren Fragmentierung beruflicher Laufbahnen vor neuen Herausforderungen.

In recent years, Romania has undergone major economic, social and political transformations.

L'edition 2019 des Perspectives de l'emploi de l'OCDE presente de nouvelles donnees sur les evolutions recentes enregistrees dans les domaines de la stabilite de l'emploi, du sous-emploi et de la part des emplois bien remuneres, et examine leurs implications pour l'action publique eu egard a la maniere dont la technologie, la mondialisation, le vieillissement demographique et d'autres megatendances transforment les marches du travail des pays de l'OCDE.

Colombia ha logrado importantes avances econmicos y sociales en las ltimas dos dcadas.

L'edition 2018 des Perspectives de l'emploi de l'OCDE examine l'evolution recente et les perspectives a court terme des marches du travail des pays de l'OCDE.

El informe de la OCDE sobre Igualdad de genero en Chile: hacia una mejor distribucion del trabajo remunerado y no remunerado es el primero de una serie que aborda los paises de America Latina y el Caribe.

Collective bargaining and workers' voice are often discussed in the past rather than in the future tense, but can they play a role in the context of a rapidly changing world of work?

One in seven working age adults identifies as having a disability in OECD countries.

A rise in non-standard work in many countries and an increased fragmentation of worker careers have created new challenges for training policies at a time when structural transformation is creating a need for both re- and up-skilling.

Germany has a strong skill development system.

L'edition 2020 des Perspectives de l'emploi de l'OCDE se concentre sur la protection des travailleurs et la crise liee au COVID-19.

In recent years, Romania has undergone major economic, social and political transformations.