International Journal of Manpower: Volume 33 Issue 1

Young people, the disabled, and immigrant workers: An introduction and some policy recommendations

Giuliana Parodi, Francesco Pastore

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Disadvantaged workers in the labour market” and to draw some policy implications that are common to the studies…

Disability and low income persistence in Italian households

Giuliana Parodi, Dario Sciulli

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the probability of low income for households with disabled members in Italy, over the period 2004‐2007, with…

Talking about the Pigou paradox: Socio‐educational background and educational outcomes of AlmaLaurea

Floro Ernesto Caroleo, Francesco Pastore

The purpose of this paper is to point to the inefficiency of the Italian educational system as a key factor of persistent differences between the distribution of incomes (skewed…

Has the Bologna reform enhanced the employability of graduates? Early evidence from Slovenia

Daša Farčnik, Polona Domadenik

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the school‐to‐work transition of graduates in different fields of study, as well as to study programmes in three subsequent generations…

Youth unemployment rate and impact of financial crises

Misbah Tanveer Choudhry, Enrico Marelli, Marcello Signorelli

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of financial crises on the youth unemployment rate (YUR). The authors consider different types of financial crises (systemic…

Self‐employment of rural‐to‐urban migrants in China

Corrado Giulietti, Guangjie Ning, Klaus F. Zimmermann

The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of self‐employment among rural to urban migrants in China.

Wage differentials between native and immigrant women in Spain: Accounting for differences in support

Catia Nicodemo, Raul Ramos

The purpose of this paper is to quantify the wage gap between native and immigrant women in Spain, taking into account differences in their characteristics and the need to control…

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