Economics of employment and unemployment / Manon C. Fournier and Chloe S. Mercier, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fournier, Manon C.

Mercier, Chloe S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployment--Developing countries.

Unemployment.

Full employment policies--Developing countries.

Full employment policies.

Manpower policy--Developing countries.

Manpower policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Employment and unemployment disparities effect the livelihood of various developing countries. Such issues that will be discussed in this book include the job availability, type, sector of employment and job earnings of these societies.

Contents:

Intro

Economics of Employment and Unemployment

Contents

Preface

Poverty, Deprivation and Social Exclusion: The Unemployed and the Working Poor

Abstract

Introduction

Labour Market and New Poverty

Data

A Note on Methodology

Marginalization on the Labour Market, Deprivation and Social Exclusion

Measures of Social Policy

Conclusions

References

Acknowledgements

Evidence on the Relationship Between Unemployment and Health

Theoretical Background

Review Studies

Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies

Adaptation to Unemployment

Explanatory Variables

Spanish Unemployment and the Ladder Effect

A Model for the Ladder Effect

Data and Calibration

Analysis of Results

Conclusion

Appendix A

Juvenile Delinquency and Its Forensic Considerations

Sociological Theories

Psychobiological Theories

Psychiatric Theories

Public Health, Medicine and Psychology

Delinquency and Conduct Disorder

Need to Understand Adolescence

Understanding Crime

Evolution of Juvenile Justice System

An Overview of the Incidence of Juvenile Delinquency

Prevention

Wage and Employment in a Finance-Lead Economy

Post-Keynesian Models of Income Distribution and Financialization

Financialization and Employment: A Model

Annexes

Employment, Occupational Disparities, and Wages in India: A Decomposition Analysis

Wage Inequality - A Brief Review

Database and Methodology

Methodology

Wage Differentials: Magnitudes - Patterns - Trends

Occupational Disparity

Earning Difference Due to Occupational Disparity

Wage Gaps.

Earning Differences: Trends and Components

Earning Differences: Endowment vs. Discrimination

Database

Short- and Long-Run Effects of Productivity Shocks in an Intertemporal Model

Stylized Facts

A Model of the Short- and Long-Run Effects of Productivity Shocks

The Econometric Methods and Results

Unemployment Insurance: Factors Associated with Benefit Receipt

Why GAO Did this Study

What GAO Found

Results in Brief

Background

Certain Characteristics Are Associated with UI Benefit Receipt and Unemployment Duration

Certain Industries Are Associated with UI Benefit Receipt and Unemployment Duration

Concluding Observations

Agency Comments

Appendix I: Analysis of UI Benefit Receipt and Unemployment Duration

Results

Limitations of the Analysis

Bibliography

Appendix I

Inflation, Unemployment, and Labor Force Change in European Countries

Data Sources and the Model

Austria

France

On the Linkages Between Monetary Policy, Inflation, Output and Unemployment in the Euro Zone

Data and Methodology

Empirical Results

Inflation, Deflation and Employment: A Macrodynamic Approach

Model 1: 2D Model of Short Run IS-LM Adjustment with Fixed Prices

Model 2: 4D Model of Short Run IS-LM Adjustment with Flexible Prices

Model 3: 5D Model of Long-Run Adjustment with Flexible Prices

Applications to the Analysis of Japanese Economy

Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Proof of Proposition 1

Appendix B: Proof of Proposition 2

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-548-2

OCLC:

593304204