scholarly journals Discrimination against Turkish minorities in Germany and the Netherlands: field experimental evidence on the effect of diagnostic information on labour market outcomes

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lex Thijssen ◽  
Bram Lancee ◽  
Susanne Veit ◽  
Ruta Yemane
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Diagnostic Information ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes

scholarly journals Regional Coronavirus Hotspots During the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Netherlands

De Economist ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 169 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
Wolter H. J. Hassink ◽  
Guyonne Kalb ◽  
Jordy Meekes
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe explore the impact of COVID-19 hotspots and regional lockdowns on the Dutch labour market during the outbreak of COVID-19. Using weekly administrative panel microdata for 50 per cent of Dutch employees until the end of March 2020, we study whether individual labour market outcomes, as measured by employment, working hours and hourly wages, were more strongly affected in provinces where COVID-19 confirmed cases, hospitalizations and mortality were relatively high. The evidence suggests that labour market outcomes were negatively affected in all regions and local higher virus case numbers did not reinforce this decline. This suggests that preventive health measures should be at the regional level, isolating hotspots from low-risk areas.

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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