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Government Programs Can Improve Local Labor Markets:Evidence from State Enterprise Zones,Federal Empowerment Zones and Federal Enterprise Communities
Government Programs ocal Labor Markets State Enterprise Zones Federal Empowerment Zones Federal Enterprise Communities
2015/9/18
Federal and state governments spend well over a billion dollars a year on programs that encourage employment development in disadvantaged labor markets through the use of subsidies and tax credits. In...
Targeted Business Incentives and Local Labor Markets
Targeted Business Incentives Local Labor Markets
2016/3/9
This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to examine the effects of geographically targeted business incentives on local labor markets. Unlike elsewhere in the United States, enterprise zone (...
The Effect of Weather-Induced Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Uganda
weather shocks internal migration labor market Sub-Saharan Africa
2012/10/19
Relying on census data collected in 2002 and historical weather data for Uganda, we
estimate the impact of weather-induced internal migration on the probability for non-migrants
living in the destin...
Migration and Imperfect Labor Markets: Theory and Cross-Country Evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK
immigration unemployment wages labor markets panel data comparative studies
2012/10/23
We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are characterized by considerable differences in labor market institutions and welfare stat...
Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China
migration migrant networks consumption poverty wealth rural China
2012/10/23
In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of households in rural China. We find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant i...
How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model
job search local labor markets location-based policies ripple effects
2012/10/18
This paper uses data on very small UK geographies to investigate the effective size of local labor markets. Our approach treats geographic space as continuous, as opposed to a collection of non-overla...
How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets
private sector size private sector development private consumption private investment national accoun ts private sector employment private sector earnings labor markets Africa
2012/10/17
In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most simple and fundamental question remains unanswered: how large is the African pri...
This paper provides a theoretical analysis of optimal minimum wage policy in a perfectly competitive labor market and obtains two key results. First, we show that a binding minimum wage–while leading ...
Labor Markets and Labor Market Institutions in Transition Economies
labor markets unemployment labor market institutions transition economies
2012/10/24
This paper summarizes the evolution of labor markets and labor market institutions and policies in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe as well as of Central Asia over the last two decades. The...
The Post-Enlargement Migration Experience in the Baltic Labor Markets
migration EU enlargement Baltic countries return migrants ethnic minorities
2012/10/25
We use Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian LFS data (2002-2007) complemented with several other surveys to compare the profile of Baltic temporary workers abroad before and after EU accession with that o...
Impact of Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes on Seasonal Labor Markets: Optimum Compensation and Workers' Welfare
labor contracts rural unemployment employment guarantee schemes public input optimal wage
2012/10/30
The recent enactment of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India has been widely hailed a policy that provides a safety net for the rural poor with the potential to boost rural income, sta...
The composition of the unemployed and long-term unemployed in tough labor markets
composition unemployed and long-term unemployed tough labor markets
2010/11/29
The composition of the unemployed and long-term unemployed in tough labor markets.
Enforcement Problems in Informal Labor Markets:A View from Israel
Enforcement Problems Informal Labor Markets View from Israel
2009/11/6
A recent report by the International Labor Organization (ILO)
boasts that the term “informal sector” was first popularized by the
ILO itself in the early 1970s.1 While the ILO now admits to some of
...
The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Tight Labor Markets
Temporary Help Employment Tight Labor Markets
2009/11/6
This paper examines the reasons why employers used and even increased their use of temporary help agencies during the tight labor markets of the 1990s.
Based on case study evidence from the hospital...
Urban labor markets are characterized by the spatial proximity of households and businesses, which offers firms and workers advantages that lead to more efficient markets, enhanced productivity, and g...