scholarly journals Structural Reinterpretation of Poverty by Examining Working Poverty: Implications for Community and Policy Practice

2007 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Young P. Hong ◽  
Stephen P. Wernet
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Working Poor ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Employment Barriers ◽  
Working Poverty

This exploratory research focused on the structural context of working poverty, thereby transcending its individual or behavioral aspects. Two major questions guided this study: (1) How are the working poor different compared to the working nonpoor? (2) How do structural conditions affect the chances of one being working poor? Central findings of the study were that four primary sets of factors—demographic, human capital, employment barriers, and labor market positions—contribute to an individual's likelihood of being among the working poor. The structural factors—employment barriers and labor market positions—significantly contributed to the effects of human capital and demographic variables. All four factors require attention in community and policy practice to improve the lot of American workers in an increasingly global marketplace.

scholarly journals Strategy of the regional development and analysis of poverty and the national labor market in Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 01036
Author(s):  
Irina Omelchenko ◽  
Vladimir Smirnov ◽  
Marina Danilina ◽  
Oleg Dozortzev ◽  
Alexander Vas’kov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Working Poor ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Working Poverty

The strategy of the regional development must include the possible solutions of the poverty problem. On the basis of the statistical and content analysis the authors research the main trends and indicators of poverty in the regions of Russia and the labor market. The authors present the results of the research of activities of regional programs to reduce the proportion of the population with incomes below the subsistence level.Based on the study, the following conclusions can be drawn: working poor is a consequence of the existing economic system of the Russian Federation;the problem of reducing working poverty is long-term;the problem of reducing the poverty level of workers requires an integrated approach that combines economic and social policies.Addressing the problem of the working poor requires the active involvement of public authorities.

scholarly journals LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS UNDER TECHNOLOGY SHOCKS: THE ROLE OF SUBSISTENCE CONSUMPTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Sangyup Choi ◽  
Myungkyu Shim
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Structural Var ◽  
Market Dynamics ◽  
Technology Shocks ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Labor Market Dynamics ◽  
Short Run

This paper establishes new stylized facts about labor market dynamics in developing economies, which are distinct from those in advanced economies, and then proposes a simple model to explain them. We first show that the response of hours worked and employment to a technology shock—identified by a structural VAR model with either short-run or long-run restrictions—is substantially smaller in developing economies. We then present compelling empirical evidence that several structural factors related to the relevance of subsistence consumption across countries can jointly account for the relative volatility of employment to output and that of consumption to output. We argue that a standard real business cycle (RBC) model augmented with subsistence consumption can explain the several salient features of business cycle fluctuations in developing economies, especially their distinct labor market dynamics under technology shocks.

scholarly journals Discrimination in the Labor Market: Exposing Employment Barriers among Muslim Jobseekers in Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence Lovat ◽  
Pam Nilan ◽  
S. A. Hamed Hosseini ◽  
Ibtihal Samarayi ◽  
Michelle Mansfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Employment Barriers

scholarly journals The Use of Human Capital and Limitations of Social Capital in Advancing Economic Security among Immigrant Women Living in Central Alberta, Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choon-Lee Chai ◽  
Kayla Ueland ◽  
Tabitha Phiri
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Alternative Resource

In this research, the challenges of using human capital and the effectiveness of social capital as an alternative resource used by immigrant women from non-English-speaking countries living in Central Alberta for them to attain economic security are studied. Evidence indicates heavy use of bonding social capital by immigrant women—primarily through family, ethnic, and religious networks—as a “survival” resource at the initial stage of settlement. The bonding social capital is relatively easy to access; nevertheless, in the case of visible minority immigrant women living in Central Alberta, bonding social capital has limited capacity in helping them to obtain economic security because their family and friends themselves often lack economic resources. As a result, these immigrant women are expected to compete in the labor market using their human capital to obtain higher-paying jobs. The challenge among immigrant women remains in seeking recognition of non-Canadian credentials, and/or successful acquisition and deployment of Canadian credentials in the primary labor market.

scholarly journals HUMAN CAPITAL AND ITS ROLE IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yelyzaveta Snitko ◽  
Yevheniia Zavhorodnia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

The development of a modern economy, in the context of the fourth industrial revolution, is impossible without the accumulation and development of human capital, since the foundation of the transformation of the economic system in an innovative economy is human capital. In this regard, the level of development and the efficiency of using human capital are of paramount importance. This article attempts to assess the role of human capital in the fourth industrial revolution. In the future, human talent will play a much more important role in the production process than capital. However, it will also lead to a greater division of the labor market with a growing gap between low-paid and high-paid jobs, and will contribute to an increase in social tensions. Already today, there is an increase in demand for highly skilled workers, especially in high-income countries, with a decrease in demand for workers with lower skills and lower levels of education. Analysis of labor market trends suggests that the future labor market is a market where there is simultaneously a certain demand for both higher and lower skills and abilities, combined with the devastation of the middle tier. The fourth industrial revolution relies heavily on the concept of human capital and the importance of finding complementarity between human and technology. In assessing the impact of the fourth industrial revolution, the relationship between technology, economic growth and human resources was examined. The analysis was carried out in terms of three concepts of economic growth, technological change and human capital. Human capital contributes to the advancement of new technologies, which makes the concept of human capital an essential factor in technological change. The authors emphasize that the modern economy makes new demands on workers; therefore it is necessary to constantly accumulate human capital, develop it through continuous learning, which will allow the domestic economy to enter the trajectory of sustainable economic growth. The need to create conditions for a comprehensive increase in the level of human capital development is noted.

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