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Do social skills of head teachers affect the mental health of students? 班主任的社交技巧是否影响学生的心理健康？

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102859

Yuanyuan Chen , Caiting Dong , Yangcheng Yu

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Location, housing and employment opportunities 地理位置、住房和就业机会

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102827

Vera Chiodi , Bruno Crépon , Guillermo Cruces

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A senior doctor like me: Gender match and occupational choice 像我这样的资深医生：性别匹配与职业选择

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102863

Elaine Kelly , Isabel Stockton

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Preferences for gender diversity in high-profile jobs 高调职位对性别多样性的偏好

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102857

Celina Högn , Lea Mayer , Johannes Rincke , Erwin Winkler

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Concentrating on his career or hers?: Descriptive evidence on occupational co-agglomeration in dual-earner households 专注于他的事业还是她的事业？：双职工家庭职业共同集聚的描述性证据

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102860

Joanna Venator

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China’s labour market liberalization harmed women, but more so in regions with traditional gender norms 中国劳动力市场的自由化伤害了女性，但在传统性别规范的地区更是如此

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102862

Qi Zhang , Bin Zhao

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Employment prospects and firm-based training — Evidence from opening the Swiss-German border 就业前景和企业培训——来自瑞士和德国边境开放的证据

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102848

Caroline Neuber-Pohl , Damiano Pregaldini , Uschi Backes-Gellner , Sandra Dummert , Harald Pfeifer

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Unbundling the effects of college on first-job search: Returns to majors, minors, and extracurriculars 拆分大学对第一份工作的影响：回归专业、辅修和课外活动

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102846

Jaime Arellano-Bover , Carolina Bussotti , John M. Nunley , R. Alan Seals

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Do levy penalties boost disability hiring in SMEs? Evidence from a Japanese quota reform 征收罚款会否促进中小企业聘用残疾人士？来自日本配额改革的证据

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102831

Kodai Matsumoto , Yota Okumura , Atsushi Morimoto , Kazufumi Yugami

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Why are marginal workers unemployed: Low productivity or high opportunity cost of employment? 为什么边际工人失业：低生产率还是高就业机会成本？

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Labour Economics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102847

Saman Darougheh

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