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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NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 July 2024 English
This paper examines the impact of a reform aimed at expediting graduation times in Italian universities by reducing the number of exams students must pass to obtain a fixed number …
Association (AEDE) in Zaragoza (Spain), the XV Labour Economics Meeting in Albacete (Spain), Sapienza University …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 July 2024 English
Despite worldwide expansion of higher education, the impact of higher education institutions on local economic activity is still poorly understood. We analyze the local economic effects of branch campus openings …
to higher education: Evidence from the UK. Labour Economics 53, 230–249. 47 …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 July 2024 English
We provide the first evidence on transgender earnings in the US using administrative data on over 55,000 individuals who changed their gender marker with the Social Security Administration and had …
correspondence study in the rental housing market,” Labour Economics, 87: article 102486. Agresti, Alan and Brian … “Transgender employment and gender marker laws,” Labour Economics, Article 102072. McDowell, Alex, Ana M. Progovac … Market Outcomes of Transgender Individuals,” Labour Economics, Article 102006. Stacey, Lawrence, Rin Reczek …
NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research · 6 July 2024 English
Disclaimer: The papers and the associated comments represent the views of the individual authors and do not imply agreement by the IPF Editors or the Governing Body, officers, or staff …
Kautz. 2012. “Hard Evidence on Soft Skills”, Labour Economics, 19(4): 451–464. Heckman, J.J., J. Stixrud … worker turnover. A more recent literature in Labour Economics, such as the paper by Acemoglu and Pischke …
NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research · 6 July 2024 English
Our takeaway from these statistics is that the growth in manufacturing productivity, as measured by sales per worker, has slowed considerably in the past decade, particularly in the several years …
Kautz. 2012. “Hard Evidence on Soft Skills”, Labour Economics, 19(4): 451–464. Heckman, J.J., J. Stixrud … worker turnover. A more recent literature in Labour Economics, such as the paper by Acemoglu and Pischke …
CIGS: Canon Institute for Global Studies · 2 July 2024 English
We focus our study on the following questions: What is the interplay between the slowdown in low- skill immigration, the reduction in the skill premium and the decision of native …
response of employment to technology shocks. Labour Economics, 26(C):94–102. Mandelman, F. S. and Zlate …
ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 2 July 2024 English
ERIA Discussion Paper No. 524, 2024-17
Computer, Writing and Math Skills in Britain’, Labour Economics, 11(1), pp.85–98. Buchmann, M., H. Buchs, … Developed Countries: Evidence from PIAAC’, Labour Economics, 65(C), 101845. Deming, D.J. (2017), ‘The …
Brookings Institution · 27 June 2024 English
Learning empowers individuals to pursue their dreams and reach their potential in a wide range of measurable ways. As an economic elevator, quality education fuels pathways to greater opportunity and …
and the Structure of Local Labor Markets.” Labour Economics 64: 101819. Raymond, M. E., Chunping Han …
27 June 2024 French
Les agences de placement et les plateformes de recrutement fournissent des informations détaillées et précises sur les opportunités d'emploi et les profils des candidats, réduisant ainsi l'incertitude et permettant à …
Geneva, 2003. • Cahuc, P., & Roux, S. 2007. Labour economics: Labor market policies. ENSAE- Cours MTPE … unemployment: explanation and policy. Handbook of Labour Economics, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1986. • Layard …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 27 June 2024 English
Selected Issues
Evidence from a regression discontinuity design.” Labour Economics, 46, pp.64-76. International Labour Office …
