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'When Parents Work from Home' -this study by Pascal Achard, @BelotMichele @Cornell and Arnaud Chevalier @RoyalHolloway finds that "children whose #parents gain the right to #WfH improve their scores on a high-stakes exam by 9% of a standard deviation". iza.org/publications/d…
The lack of an appropriate #infrastructure is the main obstacle to #RemoteWork in #DevelopingEconomies according to @ViollazMariana @WorldBank : 'Does working from home work in developing countries?' #telework #inequality #WFH wol.iza.org/articles/does-…
New Opinion Piece out today by Pascal Achard, @BelotMichele @Cornell and Arnaud Chevalier @RoyalHolloway: 'Why remote work should be part of the education debate'. #wfh #worklifebalance #flexibility #parents #children #telework wol.iza.org/opinions/why-r…
For anyone who liked yesterday's opinion piece: 'Knockin’ on Employment’s Door: The Power of Caseworker Beliefs on Job and Health Outcomes for the Long-Term Unemployed' IZA DP 17970 by @AlbeckNielsen and Michael Rosholm - both @AarhusUni_int docs.iza.org/dp17970.pdf
New Opinion Piece! 'Believing in clients: A key to successful labor market reintegration' by @AlbeckNielsen and Michael Rosholm - both @AarhusUni_int. Clients who are supported by motivated and optimistic caseworkers achieve significantly better results. wol.iza.org/opinions/belie…
'Parental employment and children’s academic achievement' by Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch @DICEHHU -> Quality of parental time spent with children is more important than quantity. #parents #parentalemployment #parentalleave #childcare wol.iza.org/articles/paren…
Friday read!⛱️Can firms benefit from working time autonomy? Michael Beckmann @UniBasel explains why this is indeed the case in this article: 'Working-time autonomy as a management practice'. #WorkingTimeFlexibility #FirmPerformance #FamilyFriendly wol.iza.org/articles/worki…
'Digital leadership: Motivating online workers.' by @PetraNieken, Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie (KIT): Remote Work requires managers to adapt the chosen mode of communication to the complexity of the message. #leadership wol.iza.org/articles/digit…
Policies that support #parents to spend more time with their young children and promote the expansion of high-quality #FormalChildcare may have a positive impact on children's outcomes. Daniela Del Boca@unito: 'Childcare choices and child development'. wol.iza.org/articles/child…
'The labor market in Poland, 2000−2021' by @ptrlewandowski and Iga Magda, bot @ibs_warsaw: "Employment has been rising, but disadvantaged groups and low participation of older people pose challenges". wol.iza.org/articles/the-l…
'Roma integration in European labor markets' by @MartinKahanec @CELSI_Ba: "The #Roma people - vconcentrated mainly in central and eastern Europe, but also in Spain—are one of Europe’s largest, poorest, and most socially excluded ethnic minorities". wol.iza.org/articles/roma-…
Stronger #tradeunions in #CEE countries could help address challenges including income #inequality, population #ageing and #atypicalemployment. 'Do trade unions in Central and Eastern Europe make a difference? by Iga Magda @ibs_warsaw. wol.iza.org/articles/do-tr…
'Skill mismatch and overeducation in transition economies' by Olga Kupets @kse_ua: Transition countries face both skills shortages and overqualification. Policymakers must therefore coordinate education and skills strategies, involving all stakeholders. wol.iza.org/articles/skill…
New! 🇭🇺 'The labor market in Hungary, 2000-2025 by Bálint Menyhér: A closer look at the Hungarian labor market reveals worrying developments, including low productivity and increasing income #inequality. #hungary #labormarket wol.iza.org/articles/the-l…
'The changing nature of jobs in Central and Eastern Europe' -by @ptrlewandowski @ibs_warsaw: "Restructuring and upskilling prevents job polarization but may leave countries vulnerable to routine-biased technical change". #restructuring #upskilling wol.iza.org/articles/the-c…
'Determinants of inequality in transition countries': by @BrzezinskiMich and @KatarzynaSalach @UniWarszawski : Income Inequality in socialist countries has increased - governments should promote measures for pre-distribution and redistribution.' wol.iza.org/articles/deter…
When there is a shortage of skilled workers, training can be an investment opportunity that enables staffing agencies to close the revenue gap: 'How can temporary work agencies provide more training?' by @AlexSpermann at FOM Hochschule. #temporarywork wol.iza.org/articles/how-c…
Vocational training vouchers may improve re-employment chances and earnings after an initial period of deterioration -> 'What effect do vocational training vouchers have on the unemployed?' by @schluwie03 at UniDistance Suisse. wol.iza.org/articles/what-…
It is unclear whether trade liberalization always leads to a reduction in gender inequality, but research shows how trade policy can promote gender equality: 'Trade liberalization and gender inequality' by @jannekepieters @WUR. wol.iza.org/articles/trade…
The #CaseWorker approach is a cheap and flexible way to speed up the #JobSearch process as MIchael Rosholm @AarhusUni_int explains in his article: 'Do case workers help the unemployed?'. #ActiveLaborMarketPolicies #unemployment wol.iza.org/articles/do-ca…
