Labour Market and Economic Performance: Europe, Japan and the USA.

1996 ◽  
Vol 106 (436) ◽  
pp. 724
Author(s):  
Patrick Minford ◽  
Toshiaki Tachibanaki
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
The Usa

The Effect of COVID-19 as an Economic Shock on the Gender and Ethnic Gap in Labour Market Outcomes

2021 ◽  
pp. 232102222110464
Author(s):  
Stefani Milovanska-Farrington
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Economic Shock ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes ◽  
The Difference

With more than 29 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the USA and 119 million cases worldwide, the pandemic has affected companies, households and the global economy. We explore the effect of the economic shock which resulted from this specific health event on labour market outcomes, and the changes in labour market disparities between ethnic groups and genders. The results provide evidence of an adverse effect of COVID-19 on labour market outcomes of all demographic groups, a widening gap between the employment prospects of minorities and whites, but no change in the earnings gaps between ethnic groups. We also do not find a deterioration of the differentials between genders, except the increase in the difference in the duration of unemployment between women and men with children. The findings have implications related to the priorities of policy decision-makers when implementing policies to combat ethnic and gender gaps in the labour market. JEL Classification: J70, J71, J01, J15, J23

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Heidi Nicolaisen ◽  
Hanne Cecilie Kavli ◽  
Ragnhild Steen Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
The Political ◽  
Gender And Work ◽  
Time Work ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Typical Part ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Part Time Work

The introduction chapter outline the conceptual framework for the volume and describe the current patterns of part-time work. Part-time work has been a much visited research topic and the typical part-time worker still is a woman with children. Although gender and work-life balance continue to be at the heart of this topic, part-time work is increasingly connected to the political and academic debates about labour market outsiders. The ambition of this volume is to provide an up-to-date account of what kind of labour market phenomenon part-time work is to different categories of workers across Europe, the USA, Australia and South Korea and to explore how part-time is linked to precarious work and labour market dualisation. We discuss how the politics, regulations and institutions at different levels (supranational, national and workplace) have the capacity to influence part-time work. Based on the contributions to this book we present a typology of part-time work which moves beyond the traditional insider/outsider divide and provides a more diverse vocabulary for later analysis of part-time work.

Economic worries roil Uruguay's pre-election outlook

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Goods And Services

Subject Outlook for economic performance. Significance The Uruguayan government ended 2017 facing public disapproval despite having reached agreement for the largest private investment in the country’s history. Continuing growth has not been felt in the labour market. For the left that has governed Uruguay since 2005, disillusion on the part of some of its voters is a risk for the 2019 elections and is generating greater internal political tensions. Impacts Despite the government’s woes, the opposition may struggle to form a coalition in 2019. Growth will likely pick up this year as the ANCAP refinery comes back online. Price rises for key goods and services will exacerbate tensions.

Economic Performance Under Labour

2010 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. R2-R14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iana Liadze ◽  
Martin Weale
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
National Income ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Economic

This article compares the performance of the UK economy since 1997 with that between 1979 and 1997 and with the performance of the other G7 economies in both periods. It concludes that Britain has done relatively well in terms of productivity growth, economic growth and national income per head but not very well in terms of labour market performance. Savings rates were too low to deliver sustainable economic growth over the period 1979–97 and there has been very little improvement since then. The performance of the economy during the recession and its immediate aftermath has been disappointing relative to the other G7 economies.

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