More important, I think the unemployment rate will continue to drift downwards (even if only because workers get discouraged and drop out of the labor force) and that will allow Obama to claim – with lots of help from the media – that his policies have started to work. 2. Greece will...
The Great Recession pushed Japan's unemployment rate to historic highs, but the increase has been small by international standards and small relative to the large output shock. This paper explores Japan's cyclical labor market response to the global financial crisis. Our findings suggest that: (i...
Nonetheless, it is true that (1) the real estate industry, which has been the backbone of the country's economic growth, has faced difficulties; (2) the unemployment rate has risen, mainly among the younger generation; and (3) the country's inflation has been low recently. Therefore, ...
The faster decline in ENM rates could be explained by increased capacity of NICUs improving effective interventions and quality of care to save lives of neonates in Japan. This shows an increased need to focus on decreasing stillbirth rates in Japan, a problem that has also been identified at ...
The numbers in California tell a dire story these days: In 2018, despite low unemployment and high wages, the state’s population grew at its slowest rate in history. Fewer people are coming and more people are leaving because it’s very hard to find a place to live. ...More"...
Men's distribution in terms of variance characterized by the unemployment rate turned out to be a factor for marriage delay in Japan. It suggests the larger the variance, such as a more risky situation for women, the less likely they are to encounter a Mr. Right. Moreover, the observed ...
First, the gender gap report shows some interesting numbers. Whereas the unemployment rate is very low for both genders in Japan (women 4%, men 5%), we see a huge difference in the type of employment. 35% of the female labour force works part-time. If we compare this to their male ...
and not with the general population. It should be noted that working aged men are a subgroup that probably differ from the general population in many substantial ways (other than age). Crucially this data was collected within the limitations explained above that could introduce some biased comparis...
The reason for the high prevalence of self-reported LBP among the non-working can be explained by the fact that some unemployed people are unable to work due to LBP [39], and that unpaid domestic work such as housework, childcare, and long-term care is a significant risk factor for LBP...
“We were building schools next to empty schools, and it just didn’t make sense,” a Special Forces officer explained. “The local Afghans made clear they didn’t really want schools. They said they wanted their kids out herding goats.” “There was not a willingness to answer questions...