Labour Market

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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15 January 2025 English

Geopolitical conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Middle East, have reshaped trade flows, deepened regional dependencies, and highlighted the fragility of global energy systems. …

Previously, she has also worked on questions related to gender inequalities in the labor market of North African countries


ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 10 January 2025 English

ERIA Research Project Report FY2024, No. 28

Survey (SAKERNAS). We use SAKERNAS to gather labour market statistics such as the fraction of informal


ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 10 January 2025 English

ERIA Researxh Project Report FY2024, No. 28

Survey (SAKERNAS). We use SAKERNAS to gather labour market statistics such as the fraction of informal


UN: The United Nations · 9 January 2025 English

Adopted without vote, 48th plenary meetingWelcomes the document prepared by the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled "Productive development in open economies"; welcomes …


World Bank Group · 9 January 2025

Despite being tech-savvy and socially conscious, many youths struggle to access the labor market due to lack of experience, job opportunities, and job security.


World Bank Group · 9 January 2025 English

This paper documents the life cycle of formal and informal plants using five waves of the Mexican establishment census. Formal plants begin operations with three times more workers than informal …

. • Labor market: JR−1 X j=1 Z z∈SW,ne (1−¯ϕ)dG(z)+ JR−1 X j=1 Z z∈SW,e ¯ϕdG(z) = JR−1 X j=1 Z z∈SI,ne (1−¯ϕ)nI(z)dG(z) + Hence, the first and second terms left hand side of the labor market clearing condition is the total supply of labors from The right hand side of the labor market clearing condition is the total demand for labor by informal and formal entrepreneurs


Fraser Institute · 9 January 2025 English

Past research has shown that Atlantic Canada chronically underperforms compared to New England across several indicators of economic performance. This paper builds on that research by examining policy differences between …

in Atlantic Canada (Eisen and Emes, 2023). Labour market data also showed that New England had a much industries. A more thorough exploration of labour market policy differences would be a promising avenue


World Bank Group · 9 January 2025 English

The following conditions apply to all procurement activities in the Procurement Plan. [...] The other elements of the Procurement Plan as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are …


DIR: Daiwa Institute of Research Group · 9 January 2025 Japanese

"Why Do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence." The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113(1), 79–119. [...] "The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training." Journal of Political Economy, 107(3), 539–572. …

"Beyond Becker: Training in Imperfect Labour Markets." The Economic Journal, 109(453), F112–F142.


World Bank Group · 9 January 2025 English

Despite being tech-savvy and socially conscious, many youths struggle to access the labor market due to lack of experience, job opportunities, and job security.

7 89.5 91.1 88 96 76.1 87.7 Source: Labour Market Report 2023, Workforce Planning and Information of Education and Skills Development). 2023. Labour Market Report. Thimphu: DWPSD, MoESD. Kiss, A.,


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