This study uses a longitudinal data source to investigate the effects of conflict-induced displacement on labour market outcomes for men and women aged 18-64 in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. We argue that the informal nature of the labour market makes it harder for the displaced to participate in the labour force, as refugees are not part of an informal network. We offer a measure of the imp...

Attracting and retaining a skilled labour force is a critical yet complex issue for rural and remote communities. This article reports the findings of a study investigating the current approaches to attraction and retention in two separate Australian regions. Building on previously developed models, this research analyses the roles employers and wider communities are playing, or potentially cou...

During the last decade the economic burden of rheumatic diseases has been increasingly recognised. Even though more studies have been published on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than ankylosing spondylitis (AS) sufficient data is available for comparison of some economic consequences. This overview addresses mainly the societal impact of RA and AS on (1) labour force participation, on (2) the costs ...

This paper studies the e ect of child care subsidies on maternal labour supply. In the Finnish child care system, parents taking care of their children at home receive a relatively generous home care allowance. I use variation arising from changes in municipality speci c supplement to this allowance to identify the causal e ect of subsidies on the labour force participation of mothers. A munici...

As women’s involvement in the paid labour force increased, social researchers believed that this would transfer to an increase in men’s involvement in domestic labour. However, this has not been realised to any great extent (see Hochschild, 1989). Through the examination of different life course groups, this paper outlines responsibility for housework and childrearing tasks. This analysis finds...

Changes in the mix of goods consumed, and changes in the age mix of the labour force are the two main channels through which population aging is likely to affect labour market flows in Canada. In this paper it is argued that research should focus primarily on the second of these channels, because these effects are likely to be more direct and will occur earlier. Promising research directions in...