Essays about: "employment and labor low"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words employment and labor low.

  1. 1. Choices and Rules in Informality : A case study on public policy implementation and obstacles to formalizing the domestic work sector in Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Rådström; [2023]
    Keywords : Domestic workers; domestic work sector; informal work; public policy implementation; social policy; financial incentives; informal institutions; rational choice theory; Argentina; Trabajadoras domésticas; sector del trabajo doméstico; trabajo informal; implementación de políticas; política social; incentivos financieros; instituciones informales; teoría de la elección racional; Argentina;

    Abstract : This study reviews Rational Choice theory and Informal Institutions theory and uses new data to explain the persistence and scale of Argentina's informal domestic work sector. The domestic work sector in Argentina represents a typical case in Latin America: almost entirely dominated by women and high informality levels. READ MORE

  3. 2. Import Competition and Gender Differences in Labor Market Responses in Mexico

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Clara Magnusson; Viktoria Piirainen; [2023]
    Keywords : Trade Shock; Labor Market Effects; Bartik Instrument; Gender Differences; Mexico;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of increased Chinese imports in Mexican commuting zones over the period 1990-2010. We use a Bartik instrument and exploit initial differences in industry gender composition, allowing us to generate variation in local import exposure. READ MORE

  4. 3. Enhancing Sustainability in Building Construction in Developing Countries : Enhancing Sustainability in Building Construction in Developing Countries

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Felicia Långström; Elin Wahlström; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This master's thesis was conducted in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and Tumaini Open School in Tabora, Tanzania. Tumaini Open School, located on the outskirts of Tabora, is a school under construction expected to host 450 students and to be completed by 2025. READ MORE

  5. 4. Migration and labor market outcomes: a female perspective : A study on the impacts of the presence of female immigrants on native female employment rates through the skill channel.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Alba Ruiz Casas; [2023]
    Keywords : Migration; employment; females; Europe;

    Abstract : Human migration is a phenomenon which has historically generated different responses and concerns among the inhabitants of host territories. Part of said concerns are related to the idea which holds immigrants accountable of decreases in the employment of natives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female Labor Force Participation and its Driving Forces : A Comparison Study between Japan and Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jianwei Li; Yuyi Song; [2022]
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    Abstract : One of the interesting phenomenal observed in developed nation is high female labor force participation rate and relatively low fertility rate. Japan has a considerable proportion of its aging population affected by its low fertility rate, while Sweden still has a relatively healthy population structure with slightly above average fertility rate among OECD nations since 2002. READ MORE