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July 21, 2026
The timing of work: which days, what time of day?
When people work is as important for their well-being as how much they work- Daniel S. HAMERMESH
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January 8, 2026
The labor market in India since the 1990s
Despite higher output per worker and moderate unemployment, wages and job quality have not improved proportionately- Indraneel DASGUPTA / Saibal KAR
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October 3, 2025
Intersectionality and labor market outcomes
Putting the lens on the interaction of gender, race, and other social identities since this creates unique experiences of advantage and disadvantage- Olga ALONSO-VILLAR / Coral del RIO OTERO
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July 9, 2025
The merits of teacher assessment versus external exams to measure student achievement
Are teachers best placed to assess their students or are external exams more effective?- Oliver CASSAGNEAU-FRANCIS / Gillian WYNESS
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April 4, 2025
Hiring discrimination across vulnerable groups
Discrimination in hiring based on ethnicity or gender is widely debated but appears in fact less severe than discrimination based on disability, appearance, or age- Louis LIPPENS / Stijn BAERT / Brecht NEYT
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January 7, 2025
The effects of minimum wages on youth employment, unemployment, and income
Minimum wages reduce entry-level jobs, training, and lifetime income- Charlene Marie KALENKOSKI
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October 8, 2024
Estimating the return to schooling using the Mincer equation
The Mincer equation gives comparable estimates of the average monetary Returns of one additional year of education- Harry Anthony PATRINOS
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July 2, 2024
Unemployment benefits and unemployment
The challenge of unemployment benefits is to protect workers while minimizing undesirable side effects- Robert MOFFITT / Wonsik KO
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April 4, 2024
The importance of informal learning at work
On-the-job learning is more important for workers’ human capital development than formal training- Andries De GRIP
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January 15, 2024
Multiple job-holding: Career pathway or dire straits?
Moonlighting responds to economic needs, but can generate new skills and careers- Konstantinos POULIAKAS / Wieteke S. CONEN
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October 27, 2023
Do institutions matter for entrepreneurial development?
In post-Soviet countries, well-functioning institutions are needed to foster productive entrepreneurial development and growth- Ruta AIDIS
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July 18, 2023
How to support adult caregivers?
Caregiving for older adults is detrimental to caregivers’ well-being and requires policy interventions to support them- Joan COSTA-FONT
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July 6, 2023
Trust in management in organizations
Employee trust in their managers allows a firm to delegate decision-making, aiding both productivity and profitability- Kieron MEAGHER / Andrew WAIT
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April 3, 2023
Temperature, productivity, and income
Rising temperatures due to climate change could dampen productivity growth for decades- Olivier DESCHENES
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January 6, 2023
Incentivizing sleep?
Insufficient sleep affects employment and productivity- Joan COSTA-FONT
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October 20, 2022
Offshoring and labor markets in developing countries
Lessons learned and questions remaining about offshoring and labor markets in developing countries- Arnab K. BASU / Nancy H. CHAU
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August 3, 2022
Measuring poverty within the household
Standard poverty measures may drastically understate the problem; the collective household model can help- Caitlin BROWN / Rossella CALVI / Jacob PENGLASE / Denni TOMMASI
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April 7, 2022
Refugee children’s earnings in adulthood
Refugee status and country of origin shape the economic outcomes of newcomer children later in life- YOSHIDA Yoko / Jonathan AMOYAW / Rachel MCLAY
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December 24, 2021
Gender differences in competitiveness
To what extent can different attitudes toward competition for men and women explain the gender gap in labor markets?- Mario LACKNER
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October 1, 2021
Early-life medical care and human capital accumulation
Medical care and public health interventions in early childhood may improve human capital accumulation as well as child health- N. Meltem DAYSAL / Jonas Cuzulan HIRANI
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June 18, 2021
Income inequality and social origins
Promoting intergenerational mobility makes societies more egalitarian- Lorenzo CAPPELLARI
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October 30, 2020
Sports at the vanguard of labor market policy
Lessons from sports can allow managers to develop better policies at "normal" workplaces- Kerry L. PAPPS
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June 15, 2020
Pandemics and the labor market—Then and now
- Karen CLAY
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March 13, 2020
Coronavirus and the labor market
- Daniel S. HAMERMESH
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December 11, 2019
Transparency in empirical economic research
Open science can enhance research credibility, but only with the correct incentives- Cristina BLANCO-PEREZ / Abel BRODEUR
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August 23, 2019
The labor market in Japan, 2000–2018
Despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size because of surging employment among women- KAWAGUCHI Daiji / MORI Hiroaki
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April 22, 2019
Why do STEM immigrants do better in one country than another?
Where STEM immigrants were educated strongly influences their economic success and possibly their impact on innovation- Garnett PICOT / Feng HOU
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November 30, 2018
Measuring employment and unemployment
Should statistical criteria for measuring employment and unemployment be re-examined?- Andrea BRANDOLINI / Eliana VIVIANO
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October 12, 2018
Maternity leave versus early childcare—What are the long-term consequences for children?
Despite increasingly generous parental leave schemes their advantages over subsidized childcare remain unclear- Nabanita Datta GUPTA
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September 21, 2018
Effects of regulating international trade on firms and workers
The benefits of trade regulation increase when workers are mobile- Raymond ROBERTSON
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April 10, 2018
One-company towns: Scale and consequences
One-company towns concentrate employment but their ability to adapt to adverse events is often very limited- Simon COMMANDER
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January 16, 2018
The influence of occupational licensing and regulation
Occupational licensing may raise wages and benefits for those licensed but also reduce access to work without clear benefits to consumers- Morris M. KLEINER
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November 1, 2017
Competitiveness, labor market institutions, and monetary policy
Monetary policy should respond to the exchange rate in countries where labor market institutions hinder wage adjustment- Ester FAIA
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October 5, 2017
The labor market in Japan, 2000-2016
Despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size, thanks mostly to surging employment among women- KAWAGUCHI Daiji / MORI Hiroaki
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July 12, 2017
Gender differences in corporate hierarchies
How and why do the careers of men and women differ? What policies could reduce the differences?- Antti KAUHANEN
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April 19, 2017
How is new technology changing job design?
Machines’ ability to perform cognitive, physical, and social tasks is accelerating, dramatically changing jobs and labor markets- Michael GIBBS
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January 31, 2017
Are happy workers more productive?
Firms' concerns about the well-being of their employees are largely supported by the evidence- Eugenio PROTO
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October 18, 2016
Do global value chains create jobs?
Impacts of GVCs depend on lead firms, specialization, skills, and institutions- Thomas FAROLE
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July 19, 2016
Effects of entering adulthood during a recession
Recent declines in youth employment, net worth, and family formation could permanently affect financial well-being- Lisa DETTLING
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April 20, 2016
Do in-work benefits work for low-skilled workers?
To boost the employment rate of the low-skilled trapped in inactivity is it sufficient to supplement their earnings?- Bruno Van der LINDEN
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January 12, 2016
How are minimum wages set?
Countries set minimum wages in different ways, and some countries set different wages for different groups of workers- Richard DICKENS
From IZA@LISER
Selected articles on labor market issues from IZA@LISER and reposted on the RIETI website.
