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Breadwinner backlash: The gendered effects of industrial decline

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Low‐skilled men have long been vulnerable to globalization, decarbonization, and other forms of economic disruption. When shocks are realized, women often increase their paid labor to compensate for men's loss of income. We study how layoffs of low‐skilled men and concurrent shifts in workforce composition toward women affect voting.
Richard Clark, Roza Khoban, Noah Zucker
wiley   +1 more source

Electric Scooter‐Related Deaths in Queensland, Australia

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
E‐scooter usage has risen in recent years, and Queensland has seen increasing numbers of e‐scooter‐related deaths. Potential factors associated with these fatal collisions include excessive speed, alcohol intoxication, failure to give way and poor compliance with helmet use.
Nathan Milne   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic inequality and academic perseverance: Evidence from 73 countries

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Academic perseverance is important for educational success, yet research has focused mainly on individual and proximal environmental factors, with limited attention to broader socioeconomic contexts. Aims This study examined whether national economic inequality was associated with students' academic perseverance and whether this ...
Yifan Wang, Yanru Liu, Dennis Alonzo
wiley   +1 more source

Within‐Sector Job Mobility and Worker Outcomes in England's Adult Social Care Sector

open access: yesBritish Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT England's adult social care sector faces persistently high staff turnover. This article examines the effects of individual‐level within‐sector job mobility on hourly pay and working hours and identifies the employer types and contractual arrangements that attract such mobility.
Akbar Ullah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deindustrialization and demographic change: Evidence from big plant closures and downsizing

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract We estimate the causal effect of big manufacturing plant closures and downsizing on the socioeconomic composition of Canadian cities between 2001 and 2021. Our instrumental variables estimates show that big manufacturing plant closures and downsizing—large local labour demand shocks—lead to less population growth and a shift in the demographic
Kristian Behrens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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