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Minimum wage and employer‐sponsored supplementary health insurance: Evidence from Canada
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the effect of increases in the minimum wage on the probability of receiving employer‐sponsored supplementary prescription drug insurance through the workplace in Canada: Do Canadian employers respond to higher minimum wage by cutting insurance coverage?
Zichun Zhao, Michel Grignon
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Unemployment Insurance and Reservation Wages [PDF]
The present paper examines the reservation wages reported by a largesample of unemployed individuals in the United States in May 1976. The majorityof unemployedindividuals report reservation wages that are at least as highas the wage they were paid on ...
James M. Poterba, Martin Feldstein
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Municipal Economic Development “Key Sectors”: Do Priorities Match Realities?
Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores whether municipal economic development priorities align with Canada's changing economy and workforce and whether these same priorities address the employment needs of municipalities' working‐age residents. Our analysis draws on census division and census subdivision data from the 2021 Canadian Census and our own original ...
Aaron A. Moore +2 more
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The labor market implications of unemployment insurance and short-term compensation [PDF]
Two types of unemployment insurance systems are studied. In one, unemployed workers receive benefits while those on reduced hours do not, as in North America (at least until recently).
Randall Wright
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Individuals with child protection service (CPS) experience face increased risks of social exclusion and unemployment. Employment is vital for both financial stability and health. Teenagers in out‐of‐home care (OHC) are particularly vulnerable to unemployment.
Trine Holten, Kirsti Klem Valset
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Selective hiring and welfare analysis in labor market models [PDF]
Firms select not only how many, but also which workers to hire. Yet, in standard search models of the labor market, all workers have the same probability of being hired. We argue that selective hiring crucially affects welfare analysis.
Christian Merkl, Thijs van Rens
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Young people transitioning from out‐of‐home care, also known as care leavers, are globally recognised as a vulnerable group. There is a scarcity of literature on leaving care across the Global South, including Asia. The authors examined policies and practices from the grey literature to gain insights from broader literature beyond peer ...
Rangga Radityaputra +2 more
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Do Unemployment Benefits Increase Unemployment? New Evidence on an Old Question [PDF]
We examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and unemployment using Swedish regional data. To estimate the effect of an increase in unemployment insurance (UI) on unemployment we exploit the ceiling on UI benefits.
Fredriksson, Peter, Söderström, Martin
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.This is the first systematic review of the associations between motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation within the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy. Motor skills were associated with attention and academic
Kari Anne I. Evensen +5 more
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