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When Fewer People Emigrate—A Look Back at How Mexico’s Labor Market Responded

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 admin immigration, labor, work

What happens to labor market outcomes in a traditional migrant-sending country when net migration falls? Emily Conover, Melanie Khamis, and

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Does Prescription Opioid Availability Affect Labor Markets?

February 7, 2023 admin labor, opioids, wellness, work

Over the last two decades, the proliferation of opioid abuse has driven the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history. During

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It is not only supply and demand factors but also institutional factors that determine wage differentials among workers.
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Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Between- and Within-Group Inequality?

November 3, 2021 admin labor, minimum wage, pay, work

The minimum wage has been introduced and expanded in many countries to lift the wages of the lowest paid workers.

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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

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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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Graph shows adjuncts give higher grades
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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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How Do Health Shocks Impact Labor Supply? Gender Matters

July 31, 2020October 21, 2021 admin development, family, gender, labor

In the developing world missing work due to illness often means poor families struggle. Since few jobs offer paid sick

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Why might vision benefits make a difference for low-income adults? “The out-of-pocket costs for an optometrist visit and corrective lenses are approximately 37% of monthly income for a single adult living at the federal poverty line.”
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Workers with Eye-Care Coverage Tend to Work More Hours and Have More Highly Compensated Positions

June 5, 2020May 15, 2020 admin benefits, healthcare, labor

While poor vision has the potential to decrease workplace productivity, little is known about the actual connection between access to

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Job Experience with Skills Certification Improves Employment for High School Dropouts

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 admin education, job training, labor, work

On average, across OECD countries, one in seven young people (15–29 years old) is neither employed nor pursuing education or

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