Posts tagged with 'labor market policy'
April 12, 2018
Is dependency on disability insurance benefits transmitted from parents to children?
Disability benefits provide an essential safety net for many people of working age whose health prevents them from engaging in […]
March 17, 2017
The gender pay gap: Discrimination or structural differences?
Women earn less than men. In the US the gap is approximately 22%. Among OECD countries the gap averages 15%. […]
December 6, 2016
“Jobs for Development”: How job creation can drive progress and what policies can support this process
Job creation is at the heart of development. This was the central message of the World Bank’s “World Development Report […]
January 20, 2016
Labor market policy: Parts of the picture are missing
By Patrick Arni, Gerard van den Berg, and Rafael Lalive The standard empirical evaluations of labor market policy only consider […]
October 3, 2015
On occasion of German Reunification Day: New Article on “Children of the Wall”
Today marks the 25th anniversary of German reunification. The signing of the German unification treaty had set in stone what […]
June 11, 2015
Why labor market policies should be guided by happiness
Happiness should be a guiding factor in the governance of labor markets, argues Jo Ritzen in his most recent IZA […]