Essays on Labor Economics

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The general outcomes of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) labor market have remained lower despite the region recording a positive economic growth. The improvements in the MENA labor markets experienced in the last one decade are negligible. Many factors influence the success of labor markets in the world. Factors such as the rate of unemployment, occupational choice and sector allocation, participation rates in different economic activities, and wages are important indicators of the economic position and success of a labor market. However, the MENA labor market continues facing economic segmentations because of the poor wage structure and ...

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The growing cost of college education has raised debates about how viable a college degree is. These debates are further fueled by required knowledge and skill sets required for current job market. Given current unemployment rates (coming in heel of an unprecedented economic recession), investment in college education has not only become a financial burden long after graduation but is also becoming, critically, less rewarding from a job prospect perspective. Indeed, "overeducated" college graduates – particularly ones completing an undergraduate or a higher degree in software engineering or digital media majors – are experiencing particularly painful job experiences, particularly during early ...

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This paper demonstrates in detail on the outcome of divorce on a child. It entails that as a result of divorce, it brings about insecurity on the child, and it can also cause a child to become vulnerable when dealing with relationships of their own. A child tends to have a desire to be wanted, and hence this shows that children go through negative implications as a result of divorce (Das, 2011). Furthermore, divorce contributes to unhappiness among children as they are exposed to a high level of discrepancy from their co-parents before and after separation. This is so as a child has a tendency to have ...

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The existence of temporary employees is a vital element of the contemporary organizations. In United States, around one employee out of four is engaged in temporary tasks in organization . The share of temporary employees in the workforce improved from 2.799% to 3.299% in the years from 1994 to 1997 as reported by the Ministry of Labor and this improved tendency is anticipated to endure in the years to come ; . Due to the improvement in the quantity of employees, an accord is developing within HR administrators that the recruiting companies need not to be the sole ones bearing the liability for ...

In Turkey, private versus public wage differences are common. What is not known is the extent of these wage differentials. In developing nations where the major wage employment portion originates from the public sector, the wage differences are common. The public sector can dictate the setting of wages and employment activities in the labor market. It is important to undertake a different analysis of labor markets of the public sector. This paper analyses the private-public wage differentials that prevail in turkey. The Turkish public sector spending covers the wage bill as the biggest item. This represents a significant concern for ...

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Articles, research reports and blogs have been written on the basis of analyzing the things in an effective manner, and they will used to furnish the things in front of the people particularly. Articles and research reports usually have certain aspects that are essential to give the education to the readers in a perfect and organized manner. The level of biasness has been increasing in different fields, and it is very much in the Human Resources Management (HRM) as well. Apart from the hiring and firing, some of the major works associated with the Human Resources Department is to manage ...

The Census Bureau projects that the American population will clock to 460 million people in the year 2050 compared to 304 million people in 2008. The increased population will also manifest increased diversity, which means that there will be an increase in Hispanics, African-Americas, Asians, and other non-white groups (McConnell et al. 55). The American population is experiencing a slow aging rate, increased diversity and a slow growth rate. In the year 2000 compared to 1950, the American population is constituted of a diversified, older, and female inclusive labor force (Toossi 15). Toossi expects that the future workforce composition will depend on ...