Posts tagged with 'labor market entry'
February 17, 2020
Economic crises have long-term adverse health effects
New findings on the role of luck in the timing of life events
June 15, 2015
Reducing early marriage to boost female labor market participation in Senegal
Senegal is a country with large gender disparities in education and career opportunities. Early marriage and low age at first […]
August 20, 2014
How recessions produce career criminals
Recessions are known to create higher unemployment rates and lower levels of happiness and income. There is also growing evidence […]
June 23, 2014
Encouraging single mothers to work – evidence from the Netherlands
Welfare benefits are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the poor need them to survive, on the other hand […]
June 13, 2014
Student internships increase wages later in life
Most university students complete an internship while pursuing an academic degree: some work during the semester breaks, others even take […]
May 26, 2014
German parental benefits facilitate labor market re-entry
“Elterngeld” (literally: parents’ money) is among the most generous benefit payments in Germany. If a parent decides to stay at […]
May 23, 2014
Job information centers improve students’ career choice
In many countries high school students visit job information centers before they graduate. They learn about job prospects, earnings and […]
May 6, 2014
In the army now: forced military service reduces future earnings
In most countries of the world it is still a duty of young men to serve for the army for […]