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The Effects of Minimum Wage Increases in the Czech Republic

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2021
This paper analyzes employment effects of four minimum wage increases implemented in the Czech Republic during 2012-2017, which cumulatively increased the national minimum wage by 37 percent.
J. Grossmann
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Activation and active labour market policies in OECD countries: stylised facts and evidence on their effectiveness

open access: yes, 2015
Activation policies aimed at getting working-age people off benefits and into work have become a buzzword in labour market policies. Yet they are defined and implemented differently across OECD countries, and their success rates vary too.
John P. Martin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interventions to improve the labour market outcomes of youth: A systematic review of training, entrepreneurship promotion, employment services and subsidized employment interventions

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 1-288, 2017., 2017
This Campbell systematic review examines the impact of youth employment interventions on the labour market outcomes of young people and business performance. The review summarises findings from 113 reports of 107 interventions in 31 countries. Included studies had to: (1) evaluate an active labour market programme (ALMP) which was designed for ‐ or ...
Jochen Kluve   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immigrant Selection and Short-Term Labour Market Outcomes by Visa Category

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2010
Immigrant Selection and Short-Term Labour Market Outcomes by Visa Category This paper studies the efficacy of immigrant selection based on skill requirements in the Canadian context.
A. Aydemir
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molecular Chaperones of Leishmania: Central Players in Many Stress‐Related and ‐Unrelated Physiological Processes

open access: yesBioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Molecular chaperones are key components in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and survival, not only during stress but also under optimal growth conditions. Folding of nascent polypeptides is supported by molecular chaperones, which avoid the formation of aggregates by preventing nonspecific interactions and aid, when necessary, the translocation ...
Jose M. Requena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth unemployment in old Europe: the polar cases of France and Germany

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2013
France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be observed in Southern European countries, a “lost generation” may arise in France.
Pierre Cahuc   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

On solving the plateau problem in parametric form

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 341-361, 1983., 1981
This paper presents a numerical method for finding the solution of Plateau′s problem in parametric form. Using the properties of minimal surfaces we succeded in transferring the problem of finding the minimal surface to a problem of minimizing a functional over a class of scalar functions.
Baruch cahlon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do state work eligibility verification laws reduce unauthorized immigration?

open access: yes, 2016
During the 2000s, several states adopted laws requiring employers to verify new employees’ eligibility to work legally in the USA. This study uses data from the 2005–2014 American Community Survey to examine how such laws affect unauthorized immigrants ...
P. Orrenius, M. Zavodny
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Supplier Carbon Management and Firm Idiosyncratic Risk: Empirical Evidence From China

open access: yesJournal of Supply Chain Management, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 34-61, January 2025.
ABSTRACT Although existing research emphasizes the importance of internal carbon management (CM) in influencing firm risk, the impact of external stakeholder CM on firm risk remains unclear. This study employs signaling theory to explore how supplier CM affects firm idiosyncratic risk (IR), alongside the moderating roles of the supply chain information
Zhifang Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing unemployment insurance to developing countries

open access: yes, 2013
The paper analyzes key labor market and institutional features of developing countries that affect functioning of unemployment insurance: a large informal sector, weak administrative capacity, and large political risk.
Milan Vodopivec
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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