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2020

Recruiting intensity pp. 21

Jason Faberman

How labor market institutions affect job creation and productivity growth pp. 38

Magnus Henrekson

Skill-based immigration, economic integration, and economic performance pp. 41

Abdurrahman Aydemir

The impact of monitoring and sanctioning on unemployment exit and job-finding rates pp. 49

Duncan McVicar

Public sector outsourcing pp. 65

Panu Poutvaara and Henrik Jordahl

The consequences of trade union power erosion pp. 68

John Addison

International trade regulation and job creation pp. 75

Mattia Di Ubaldo and L. Winters

Overeducation, skill mismatches, and labor market outcomes for college graduates pp. 88

Peter Sloane and Kostas Mavromaras

The effect of overtime regulations on employment pp. 89

Ronald Oaxaca and Galiya Sagyndykova

Tax evasion, market adjustments, and income distribution pp. 91

James Alm and Matthias Kasper

Do immigrants improve the health of native workers? pp. 102

Osea Giuntella

Naturalization and citizenship: Who benefits? pp. 125

Christina Gathmann and Ole Monscheuer

The determinants of housework time pp. 133

Leslie Stratton

Are workers motivated by the greater good? pp. 138

Mirco Tonin

Who benefits from firm-sponsored training? pp. 145

Benoit Dostie

Health effects of job insecurity pp. 212

Francis Green

What is the economic value of literacy and numeracy? pp. 229

Anna Vignoles and Gemma Cherry

Internal hiring or external recruitment? pp. 237

Jed DeVaro

Encouraging women’s labor force participation in transition countries pp. 264

Norberto Pignatti

Impacts of regulation on eco-innovation and job creation pp. 265

Jens Horbach

Integrating refugees into labor markets pp. 269

Pieter Bevelander

Racial wage differentials in developed countries pp. 365

Simonetta Longhi

The labor market in Switzerland, 2000–2018 pp. 402

Rafael Lalive and Tobias Lehmann

The labor market in Spain, 2002–2018 pp. 403

Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano and Anastasia Terskaya

The labor market in South Korea, 2000–2018 pp. 405

Jungmin Lee

The labor market in Ireland, 2000–2018 pp. 410

Adele Bergin, Elish Kelly and Paul Redmond

The labor market in Finland, 2000–2018 pp. 421

Tomi Kyyrä and Hanna Pesola

The labor market in the UK, 2000–2019 pp. 422

Benedikt Herz and Thijs van Rens

The labor market in Norway, 2000–2018 pp. 424

Øivind Nilsen

The gig economy pp. 471

Paul Oyer

Understanding the global decline in the labor income share pp. 472

Saumik Paul

Public attitudes toward immigration—Determinants and unknowns pp. 473

Mohsen Javdani

The labor market in Iceland, 2000–2018 pp. 474

Katrin Olafsdottir

The labor market in South Africa, 2000–2017 pp. 475

Jacqueline Mosomi and Martin Wittenberg

Migration and human capital accumulation in China pp. 476

John Giles and Yang Huang

What is the nature and extent of student–university mismatch? pp. 477

Gillian Wyness and Richard Murphy

Bonuses and performance evaluations pp. 478

Dirk Sliwka

Labor market performance and the rise of populism pp. 479

Sergei Guriev

European asylum policy before and after the migration crisis pp. 480

Timothy Hatton

Sports at the vanguard of labor market policy pp. 481

Kerry Papps

2019

Short-time work compensation schemes and employment pp. 11

Pierre Cahuc

Social protection programs for women in developing countries pp. 14

Lisa Cameron

Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap pp. 16

Solomon Polachek

Intergenerational return to human capital pp. 19

Paul Devereux

Gender diversity in teams pp. 29

Ghazala Azmat

Obesity and labor market outcomes pp. 32

Susan Averett

Crime and immigration pp. 33

Brian Bell

Efficient markets, managerial power, and CEO compensation pp. 34

Michael Bognanno

Effect of international activity on firm performance pp. 47

Joachim Wagner

Redesigning pension systems pp. 51

Marek Góra

Do firms benefit from apprenticeship investments? pp. 55

Robert Lerman

Designing labor market regulations in developing countries pp. 57

Gordon Betcherman

Self-employment and poverty in developing countries pp. 60

Gary Fields

Does substance use affect academic performance? pp. 66

Daniel Rees

The effect of early retirement schemes on youth employment pp. 70

René Böheim and Thomas Nice

Employment effects of green energy policies pp. 76

Nico Pestel

Compliance with labor laws in developing countries pp. 80

Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur and Benjamin Stanwix

Enforcement and illegal migration pp. 81

Pia Orrenius

Immigrants and entrepreneurship pp. 85

Magnus Lofstrom and Chunbei Wang

Impact of privatization on employment and earnings pp. 93

John Earle and Solomiya Shpak

The importance and challenges of measuring work hours pp. 95

Jay Stewart and Harley Frazis

Women in crime pp. 105

Nadia Campaniello

University study abroad and graduates’ employability pp. 109

Giorgio Di Pietro

Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes pp. 111

Nick Drydakis

Market competition and executive pay pp. 115

Priscila Ferreira

Is unconditional basic income a viable alternative to other social welfare measures? pp. 128

Ugo Colombino

Happiness as a guide to labor market policy pp. 149

Jo Ritzen

Can immigrants ever earn as much as native workers? pp. 159

Kathryn Anderson and Zhen Huang

Intergenerational income persistence pp. 176

Joanne Blanden

The labor market in the US, 2000–2018 pp. 361

Daniel Hamermesh

The labor market in Germany, 2000–2018 pp. 379

Hilmar Schneider

The labor market in Japan, 2000–2018 pp. 385

Daiji Kawaguchi and Hiroaki Mori

The Danish labor market, 2000–2018 pp. 404

Torben M. Andersen

Improvement in European labor force participation pp. 449

Daniel Gros

Measuring individual risk preferences pp. 454

Catherine Eckel

Bosses matter: The effects of managers on workers’ performance pp. 456

Kathryn Shaw

Enforcement of labor regulations in developing countries pp. 457

Lucas Ronconi

Does accession to the EU affect firms’ productivity? pp. 458

Jens Hӧlscher and Peter Howard-Jones

Why do STEM immigrants do better in one country than another? pp. 459

Garnett Picot and Feng Hou

Do school inputs crowd out parents’ investments in their children? pp. 460

Birgitta Rabe

Retirement plan type and worker mobility pp. 461

Colleen Flaherty Manchester

Measuring income inequality pp. 462

Ija Trapeznikova

Public employment in the Middle East and North Africa pp. 463

Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum

Men without work: A global well-being and ill-being comparison pp. 464

Carol Graham and Sergio Pinto

Understanding teacher effectiveness to raise pupil attainment pp. 465

Simon Burgess

The labor market in Russia, 2000–2017 pp. 466

Vladimir Gimpelson

Transparency in empirical economic research pp. 467

Cristina Blanco-Perez and Abel Brodeur

The impact of energy booms on local workers pp. 468

Grant Jacobsen

Language proficiency and immigrants’ economic integration pp. 469

Angela Daley, Min Hu and Casey Warman

Using natural resource shocks to study economic behavior pp. 470

Dan Black