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RSS laborWhy the German Labor Market Fails
White Paper This paper looks at the institutional design of the German labor market and analyzes why Germany's set-up actually produces unemployment. A high reservation wage, determined by the level of governmental support, has... [22 Jun 2005]
Optimizing the Labor Supply Chain: Part 2 - You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure
White Paper Yet, while companies spend billions on technology investments aimed at managing and optimizing inventory, they spend significantly less on the performance and measurement of one of the most significant cost elements in their supply chain... [17 Jan 2008]
Dualism in the Labor Market: A Perspective on the Lewis Model After Half a Century
White Paper This paper offers a fresh perspective after half a century on Lewis's seminal ideas regarding labor market dualism. This paper asks how the Lewis model might be viewed from the perspective of economic science half a... [22 Jun 2005]
SAS Works for Slovenia: Slovenian Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Affairs Meets EU Employment Policies With SAS Software
White Paper For Slovenia, the answer is the Labor Market Indicators System (LMIS) application, developed by the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Affairs. Using SAS Strategic Performance Management, the Ministry... [20 May 2005]
Reshaping Michigan's Workforce: An Action Plan of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
White Paper During the fall of 2003, small teams of Advisory Committee members, together with staff from the Department of Labor and Economic Growth and other relevant state agencies, worked with the CSW/PPA team to develop a... [22 Jun 2005]
78 Percent Savings: Best Practices Give Healthcare Leader a Prescription for Lower IT Labor Costs
White Paper The resulting benefits analysis showed that, based on industry studies, the MWI could reduce the company's PC labor support costs by 56 percent over three years. In planning the move to the third-party application,... [10 Jul 2004]
Population and Labor Market Trends and Economic Development Opportunities for Glacier County, Montana
White Paper This paper identifies demographic, economic, and labor market trends. The economic development potential and opportunities suggested by the data are outlined and discussed. This analysis is part of larger community audit... [15 Jun 2005]
Regione Umbria Uses SAS Human Capital Management to Monitor Expenses and Control Labor Costs
White Paper Based on a series of legislative decrees and laws, the regions of Italy were instructed to develop mechanisms to reduce inflation and to monitor their labor costs, expenses and financing systems. Umbria, located in... [20 May 2005]
How the revised Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) impacts overtime for IT workers
White Paper On August 23, 2004 Congress passed revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that changed the law's overtime provisions and substantially modified the definition of an "exempt" employee. Title: Understanding and... [16 May 2006]
Economic Inequality and the Emergence of Child Labor Laws
White Paper This paper constructs a dynamic heterogeneous agent general equilibrium model to quantify the effects of child labor laws on human capital accumulation and the distribution of welfare. High-wage workers benefit most from... [24 Jun 2005]
Manage Work Forces During the Labor Shortage
White Paper In fact, the baby bust cohort has been in the labor force for some time. Recent studies warn that the U.S.economy might soon experience widespread job vacancies that can't be filled due to a shortfall of workers. [23 Apr 2008]
Employment and Wage Consequences of Young Women's Labor Force and Job Transitions
White Paper Using the NLSY79 (Work History File) the paper examines two facets of women's labor market dynamics between ages 16-30, namely transitions between employment and non-employment, and transitions among employers. [17 Nov 2004]
Organizational Change, New Information and Communication Technologies and the Demand for Labor in Services
White Paper This paper analyzes the impact of organizational change as well as the impact of the introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) on actual labor demand as well as on employment expectations. [03 Jul 2008]
EMU Challenges European Labor Markets
White Paper This paper discusses the challenges that European Monetary Union (EMU) poses for European labor markets, emphasizing in particular the regional dimensions of the European unemployment problem. The authors argue that the... [25 Feb 2004]
Women Prefer Larger Governments: Female Labor Supply and Public Spending
White Paper The increase in income per capita is accompanied, in virtually all countries, by two changes in the structure of the economy: an increase in the share of government spending in GDP and an increase in female labor force... [22 Jun 2005]
