PSN: Labor (Topic)最新文献

Agglomeration Economies and the Urban Wage Premium in Australia 集聚经济与澳大利亚城市工资溢价

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-09-25 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3930370

J. Meekes

引用次数: 3

The Case for the 'No-Collar' Exemption: Eliminating Employer-Imposed Office Hours for Overworked, Remote-Ready Workers “无领”豁免的理由:取消雇主对过度工作、随时准备远程工作的员工规定的办公时间

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-09-23 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3929549

J. Will

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引用次数: 0

Between College and that First Job: Designing and Evaluating Policies for Hiring Diversity 从大学到第一份工作:设计和评估招聘多元化政策

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.17016/IFDP.2021.1331

Soumitra Shukla

引用次数: 0

Minimum Quality Regulations and the Demand for Child Care Labor 最低质量规定和对儿童保育劳动力的需求

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-08-21 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3909085

Umair Ali, C. Herbst, C. Makridis

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引用次数: 3

Workplace training in Myanmar: Determinants and wage returns 缅甸的职场培训:决定因素和工资回报

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-07-14 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3886364

John Rand, H. Hansen, Neda Trifković

引用次数: 0

Gender and Economic Policy: When Do Women Speak with Authority on Economic Issues? Evidence from the Euro Area 性别与经济政策:女性何时在经济问题上具有权威性?来自欧元区的证据

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3881069

C. Bodea, F. Ferrara, Andrew Kerner, T. Sattler

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引用次数: 1

Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers 美国大雇主的系统性歧视

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3898669

Patrick M. Kline, Evan K. Rose, Christopher R. Walters

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引用次数: 83

Labor and Product Market Reforms and External Imbalances: Evidence from Advanced Economies 劳动力和产品市场改革与外部失衡:来自发达经济体的证据

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI: 10.5089/9781513570747.001

R. Duval, D. Furceri, J. Jalles

引用次数: 2

Ориентация систем СПО на рынки труда: региональная дифференциация (Orientation of Vocational Education Systems to Labor Markets: Regional Differentiation) ОриентациясистемСПОнарынкитруда:региональнаядифференциация(劳动力市场职业教育系统的取向:区域分化)

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3861838

Tatiana Kuteynitsyna, Natalia Postalyuk, Viktoria Prudnikova, S. Alasheev

引用次数: 0

Flexible Work Arrangements in Low Wage Jobs: Evidence from Job Vacancy Data 低薪工作的弹性工作安排:来自职位空缺数据的证据

PSN: Labor (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3695392

Abi Adams‐Prassl, Maria Balgova, Matthias Qian

引用次数: 11