scholarly journals Auto plant closures, policy responses and labour market outcomes: a comparison of MG Rover in the UK and Mitsubishi in Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Armstrong ◽  
David Bailey ◽  
Alex de Ruyter ◽  
Michelle Mahdon ◽  
Holli Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Plant Closures ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals The Economic Costs of Child Maltreatment in UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Conti ◽  
Elena Pizzo ◽  
Mariya Melnychuk ◽  
Steve Morris
Keyword(s):  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes ◽  
The Uk

Child maltreatment is a major public health problem with significant consequences for individual victims and for society. In this paper we quantify for the first time the economic costs of fatal and non-fatal child maltreatment in the UK in relation to several short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes ranging from physical and mental health problems, to labour market outcomes and welfare use. We combine novel regression analysis of rich data from the National Child Development Study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing with secondary evidence to produce an incidence-based estimate of the lifetime costs of child maltreatment from a societal perspective. The discounted average lifetime incidence cost of non-fatal child maltreatment by a primary caregiver is estimated at GBP 89,390 (95% uncertainty interval GBP 44,896 to 145,508); the largest contributors to this are costs from social care, short-term health and long-term labour market outcomes. The discounted lifetime cost per death from child maltreatment is estimated at GBP 940,758, comprising health care and lost productivity costs. Our estimates provide the first comprehensive benchmark to quantify the costs of child maltreatment in the UK and the benefits of interventions aimed at reducing or preventing it.

Exploring gender digital divide and its effect on women's labour market outcomes in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-108
Author(s):  
Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso ◽  
Jimi Adesina ◽  
Ololade G. Adewole
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
Variable Approach ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes

Technology plays a significant role in bridging gender gap in labour market outcomes. This paper investigates gender differential in broadband Internet usage and its effects on women‘s labour market participation. Employing an instrumental variable approach, findings suggest that exogenously determined high-speed broadband internet usage leads to increases of about 14.1 and 10.6 percentage points in labour market participation for single women and married women with some level of education, respectively. Moreover, further analyses suggest that married women are generally less likely to use the Internet to search for job opportunities and this could partly explains their low labour market participation rate. The findings suggest that more policy effort is required to bridge gender differentials in digital technologies and employment opportunities in South Africa.

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