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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Labor Force Participation rate"”.
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U.S. aggregate demand for clothing and shoes, 1929-1994: Effects of changes in price, nondurables expenditures, and demographics
… population in the total U.S. population, and labor force participation rate of U.S. women. The main data sources were documents published by the Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The results indicate that the …
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Racial Differences in Wives' Labor Force Participation
This research examined the effects of labor market structure and early life-course events of the family on racial differences in wives' labor force participation. Previous research had been unable to identify determinants of black wives' labor force participation. Variables that have a large …
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Inovações disruptivas no mercado de trabalho brasileiro: panorama atual e perspectivas
… services. However, these advances can also generate negative impacts: structural unemployment, wage reductions, and a decrease in the labor force participation rate. This work derives an indicator of exposure to automation (the IEA) aiming to estimate a macroeconomic analysis of the impacts of …
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A Comparative Study of Labor Force Participation of Married Native and Immigrant Women
In recent years, studies on immigrants in the labor force have relied heavily on econometric techniques. As a result, our knowledge has increased enormously concerning the wages of immigrant men and women and the transfer payments received by immigrants. Our study adds to this body of knowledge by …
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Three essays on factors influencing changes in labor and marriage markets
This dissertation addresses important topics in labor economics, with a specific emphasis on the factors influencing labor and marriage markets. Chapter 2 (joint with Xiaoyin Li) investigates the effects of the relaxation of labor laws on youth employment. The study specifically targets 16-17-year …
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Factors Influencing Female Labor Force Participation in Urban, Rural and Kuchi Regions of Afghanistan
Female labor force participation and the factors influencing it are issues that have always attracted the attention of researchers. Given the importance of this issue, the study first examines the female labor force participation rate of Afghan women over the last few decades. Then, the study …
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Three Essays on Labor Supply in China
… studying the determination and evolution of labor supply in China. The analysis especially focuses on the labor market behavior of the wage workers with urban registration (Hukou). The first chapter outlines the dissertation by briefly discussing the motivations, methods, and main findings in …
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Three Essays in Labor Economics
… comprises three autonomous essays on topics in labor economics. The first chapter investigates the impact of socio-cultural, technological, and other transformative factors on employees' labor market decisions over recent decades, focusing specifically on the mobility of young workers in terms …
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Essays on Model Selection Uncertainty and Model Averaging: Computational and Empirical Work with Beta Regression, Multiple Linear Regression with ARMA Innovations, and the Minimum Description Length Principle
… conclusions. This research emphasized integrated model averaging and selection methods to enhance the characterization and handling of model selection uncertainty. In Chapter 2, regression models based on the beta distribution were investigated from the standpoint of multi-model uncertainty …
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Essays on The Economics of Aging
… in life expectancy in the US and the changing labor supply of older workers have raised issues about the fiscal solvency of health care and pension systems, as well as labor market stability and employment opportunities for younger workers. In light of these facts, this dissertation consists of …
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Three essays in corporate finance
… theoretical and empirical questions in corporate finance. The first essay develops a unified general equilibrium framework examining the joint relationships between firm capital structure choice and labor market outcomes in an economy featuring two-sided labor market search frictions. I nest …
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Empirical Essays in Earnings and Labor Markets in Developing and Transition Economies
… things, brought dramatic changes in the Albanian labor market. This study uses data from the first nationally representative household survey to examine one outcome of a decade-long transition in Albania, the earnings gap between men and women. The average gender earnings gap is calculated at 31 …
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Essays on Retirement Behavior during the Housing Boom and Bust
… the housing market and the local foreclosure rate on retirement during the housing bust periods. The second chapter creates a dynamic programming life-cycle model with the housing wealth and uses the Method of Simulated Moments to systematically study the retirement and saving behavior during …
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Economic Behavior and HIV Risk Behavior Among Vulnerable Women: A Prospective Randomized Control Study in Southern Uganda
… has been no significant change in the female labor force participation rate, which could contribute to poverty reduction. Limited human capital among women in SSA puts them at a disadvantage in the job market compared to men, making them particularly susceptible to extreme poverty. Most women …
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Essays in Labor Economics
… consists of three chapters in the area of labor economics. My first chapter looks into the puzzling decline in U.S. women's labor force participation after 2000. The second chapter examines the cross-border spillover effects of increases in state minimum wages. The third chapter studies …
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Scholastic Economics, Classical, and Modern
… chapters considers one element in this integrated view. The conclusion instantiates the Scholastic view of human nature in a new Human Flourishing Index (HFI). The first chapter presents a brief overview of the four main economic theories in history: scholastic economic theory, and the three …
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Intra-Household Decision Making
… four), “Effects of the Price System on Household Labor Supply,” I introduce leisure and labor into the two-type economy framework that was constructed in the first essay. The main objective of this essay is to investigate the effects of exogenous prices on the labor supply decisions, and …