Labour market reforms in Korea to promote inclusive
growth OECD (2016-09-27)
Labour market reforms are
essential to promote social cohesion by removing obstacles to employment,
particularly for women, youth and older persons. In addition to reducing income
inequality and poverty, such reforms would also su .. more |
The Consequences of Long Term Unemployment: Evidence from Matched
Employer-Employee Data NBER (2016-09-27)
It is well known that the
long-term unemployed fare worse in the labor market than the short-term
unemployed, but less clear why this is so. One potential explanation is that the
long-term unemployed are "bad apples" who had poore .. more |
Macroprudential measures for addressing housing sector risks BIS
(2016-09-27)
Many episodes of financial instability and crises have been
associated with housing market booms followed by busts. Reinhart and Rogoff
(2009) show that the six major historical episodes of banking crises in advanced
economies sin .. more |