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Increasing Labour Productivity in Agriculture and Its Implications
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van den Ban, Anne – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2011
In order to profit from the economic growth in their society farmers can (1) increase the yields of their crops and animals, (2) switch to the production of high value products for which there is an increasing demand in the market, (3) increase the labour productivity on their farm, (4) find non-farm sources of income for some or all of their…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Income, Employment Patterns, Agriculture
Unemployment in Western Europe and the United States: A Problem of Demand, Structure, or Measurement?
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Haveman, Robert H. – American Economic Review, 1978
The main thesis of this paper is that measured unemployment bears a different relationship to real excess labor supply in the 1970s than it did in the 1960s. This thesis is used to explain the increase in measured unemployment in the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Labor Needs
Wages and Labour Mobility; A Report by a Group of Independent Experts on the Relation between Changes in Wage Differentials and the Pattern of Employment with a Foreword on the Implications of the Study for Income Policy.
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deWolff, Pieter; And Others – 1965
To determine the relationship between wage structure and employment patterns available evidence on changes in relative earnings and in relative numbers employed were surveyed for periods up to 15 years in 10 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Some findings…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Industry
Unemployment: Some Trends, Causes and Policy Implications. Evidence from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
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van Ginneken, W. – International Labour Review, 1981
About three-quarters of current unemployment in these countries is due to deficient labor force demand. Changes in economic policy and improvement in labor mobility are necessary elements in solving the problem. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Links between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries.
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Gustafsson, Siv S.; Stafford, Frank P. – Future of Children, 1995
Examines the evolution of maternal employment and child care provision policies in the United States, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The analysis shows that child care policy is best viewed as one element among many. Tax codes, labor laws, parental leave policies, and cash assistance programs combine with child care policies to shape women's choices…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Day Care, Economic Impact, Employed Parents
The Supply and Demand of High Technology Skills in United Kingdom, Norway and Netherlands: A Report from the European Science and Technology Observatory (ESTO).
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Ekeland, Anders; Tomlinson, Mark – 2001
This document reports a study of the possibility of making indicators of demand and supply of high skilled labor based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS), a data source available in all European countries. Part 1 is a summary of a pilot study of three countries: United Kingdom (UK), Netherlands, and Norway. It concludes LFS is a limited data source…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developed Nations, Economic Change, Employment Patterns