Labour Economics
Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for wage labour. Labour is a commodity that is supplied by labourers in exchange for a wage paid by demanding firms. Because these labourers exist as parts of a social, institutional, or political system, labour economics is often regarded as a sociology or political science.Labour markets or job markets function through the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services (workers) and the demanders of labour services (employers), and attempts to understand the resulting pattern of wages, employment, and income. These patterns …
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WPI Economics · 14 November 2024 English
Prior to the pandemic, it created 1.6 million jobs and contributed £120 billion in GVA to the UK economy.2 However, that pales in comparison to the role of the sector …
including the latter's recently published paper on Labour Economics: https://www.smf.co.uk/publications/labou …
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 13 November 2024 English
Education systems seeking to improve outcomes must attract, develop, and retain highly effective teachers. A critical challenge is making the teaching profession appealing to talented youth. This paper presents evidence …
schools: Experimental evidence from Chile’, Labour Economics 45, 79–91. Busso, M., Monta˜no, S., Mu˜noz-Morales …
World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English
This paper investigates the relationship between the expectations of economic mobility and support for tax-financed education reforms using data from the Life in Transition Survey, which covers 39 countries in …
Determinants of Labour Market Policy Preferences.” In Labour Economics, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 8 November 2024 English
Migration may reinforce less productive forms of informal employment in rural Nepal.
Market Analysis for Developing Countries. Labour Economics 18: 16–S22. Funkhouser, E. 2006. The Effect … Home Labour Market: Evidence from Albania. Labour Economics 19: 870–880. doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2012.08 …
World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English
This paper investigates the relationship between the expectations of economic mobility and support for tax-financed education reforms using data from the Life in Transition Survey, which covers 39 countries in …
Determinants of Labour Market Policy Preferences.” In Labour Economics, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik …
IOM: International Organization for Migration · 4 November 2024 English
WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2024 The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). [...] …
“crisis of mobility”. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 63(4):1021–1039. Ravindra, K., T. Singh, … Pandemic as inflexion point? Indian Society of Labour Economics, 63:859–883. Syailendrawati, R., A. Chan, …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 1 November 2024 English
How do employment, tasks, and productivity change with robot adoption? Unlike manufacturing, little is known about these issues in the service sector, where robot adoption is expanding. As a first …
“Industrial robots, workers’ safety, and health.” Labour Economics 78 (2022): 102205. Giuntella, Osea, Fabrizio …
World Bank Group · 31 October 2024 English
The Journey Ahead: Supporting Successful Migration in Europe and Central Asia provides an in-depth analysis of international migration in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and the implications for policy making. …
Refugees? Evidence from a Field Experiment.” Labour Economics 61: 101745. Beine, M., F. Docquier, and C …
World Bank Group · 31 October 2024 English
The Journey Ahead: Supporting Successful Migration in Europe and Central Asia provides an in-depth analysis of international migration in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and the implications for policy making. …
Refugees? Evidence from a Field Experiment.” Labour Economics 61: 101745. Beine, M., F. Docquier, and C …
Fafo · 30 October 2024 Norwegian
Dette må i stor grad sees i sammenheng med mer effektiv vareflyt gjennom automatisering av lager- og lo- gistikktjenester og sterk vekst i netthandelen.2 Sammen med økt bruk av selvbetjening …
unions and the process of technological change. Labour Economics, 84, 102386. Kunnskapsdepartementet (2023) …
