French Women in the Workforce and World War I—A Watershed Moment or a Parenthesis?

chart showing drop in ratio of men to women in France after WWI

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French Women in the Workforce and World War I—A Watershed Moment or a Parenthesis?

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 admin labor, war, women, work

During World War I, 8 million French men were drafted, and 1.3 million of them died in combat. As a

Workers with internal locus of control 6% more likely to participate in training at work

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Is This Worth My Time? How Does Locus of Control Affect Workers’ Training Choices?

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 admin careers, job training, work

Work-related training allows workers to improve their skills and stay up-to-date, but many workers do not regularly participate. Marco Caliendo,

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Activation Programs—Do They Help Young People with Poor Labor Market Prospects Find Work?

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 admin careers, employment, labor, work, youth

In 2008, Sweden introduced a new “activation” program, the Youth Job Guarantee (YJG), to help unemployed youth find jobs though

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Completing an Internship Increases Wages and Probability of Employment

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 admin careers, college, education, employment

The share of university students completing an internship is as high as 75–80 percent in many countries throughout North America

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How Harshly Should Society Punish Young Lawbreakers?

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 admin adolescents, crime

Do tough prisons deter young offenders from repeating crimes? Crime poses enormous social and economic costs. It is important to

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Community Eligibility Provision? More Lunches Can Mean Better Math Performance

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 admin children, cognitive abilities, education, nutrition

Historically, family income determined student eligibility for the school meals program—the largest nutritional assistance program for school-aged children in the

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What We Learn from Migration to the Fracking Boom

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 admin employment, migration

State-to-state and county-to-county migration is an important way for local economies to recover and adjust after experiencing an unexpected downturn

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Adjunct Teaching Fuels Grade Inflation and Distorts Student Choices

December 23, 2020 admin academia, careers, college, education, labor

Since the mid-1970s, higher education has increasingly relied on part-time, adjunct faculty. By 2015, 40% of classroom instructors were hired

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Noncompete Agreements—Understanding Implications for Low-Wage Workers

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 admin labor, noncompetes, pay

Signing a noncompete agreement (NCA) means workers are not allowed to work for companies that compete with their current employer

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