Sentences with phrase «labour market outcomes»

In the US, a first generation of fatherhood programmes, notably Parents» Fair Share (PFS) recorded the difficulty and complexity of improving labour market outcomes for low income men.

«And despite the overwhelming evidence that one's field of study is the most important factor determining labour market outcomes, today's students have not gravitated to more financially advantageous fields in a way that reflects the changing reality of the labour market.»

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«If you're physically able to work — as people are today with better health outcomes — a lot of people are just choosing to join the labour market,» says Francis Fong, an economist with TD Bank.

The labour market had been viewed as the main cloud over the US economy, with some surprisingly soft outcomes for non-farm payrolls employment in late 2003 and early 2004.

Consistent with the generally weaker outcomes across the region, consumer price inflation has slowed in most countries and labour markets appear to have softened.

However, despite the valiant efforts of left Rawlsians to press down hard on pre-distribution and force it to yield some radical implications (O'Neill and Williamson, 2012; Doron, 2012), in Miliband's formulation it seems a weak reed, relying on labour market interventions such as education and training to alter distributional outcomes.

If Labour does want to regain its former levels of support from working class citizens (who remain objectively the largest social group in society), the party must adopt the politics of hope and ambition — the hope and ambition to make the mass of citizens» lives better through regulating the processes and outcomes of the market.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

The labour market has been subdued since late 2011, characterised by weak employment growth, a falling participation rate and a rising unemployment rate, although outcomes since the beginning of 2014 have been more positive.

As the evidence mounts that early childhood education can increase female labour market participation, improve child outcomes, and even reduce Canada's income inequality, urgent action is essential to boost the country's record.