Income from off-farm sources is especially important for land-poor households. However, the pattern of participation in off-farm activities is heterogeneous across space. We explore the determinants of participation in off-farm non-agricultural employment using data for rural Mexico. In particular, we try to understand how the neighborhood and the neighbors’ characteristics and choices affect t...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the most commonly diagnosed neurological disorder in children. Adults with ASD have some of the poorest employment outcomes in comparison to others with disabilities. While data in Canada is limited, roughly 25 per cent of Americans living with ASD are employed and no more than six per cent are competitively employed. Most earn less than the national minimum ho...

BACKGROUND Changes in employment status may be associated with changes in health-related lifestyle, but population level research of such associations is very limited. This study aimed to determine associations between lifestyle and five employment trajectories, i.e. 'stable', 'unstable', 'upward' 'downward' and 'chronic unemployment'. METHODS A cohort of 10,100 employees was followed up for ...

a period of years, endeavored to offset the low salary disadvantages of government employment by offering special training and educational opportunities. The student trainee program is initiated by announcements, followed by direct contacts with teachers and students. Selected groups of high school graduates and college students are brought in to work as technical aides for the summer period. N...

After-School Care and Parents’ Labor Supply Does after-school care provision promote mothers’ employment and balance the allocation of paid work among parents of schoolchildren? We address this question by exploiting variation in cantonal (state) regulations of after-school care provision in Switzerland. To establish exogeneity of cantonal regulations with respect to employment opportunities an...

CONTEXT Women's employment opportunities may reduce the risk of early intercourse and pregnancy, but some evidence has linked adolescent employment and problem behaviors with early intercourse. METHODS Hazard regression analyses of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were used to examine the relationship between employment and the risk of first intercourse before age 20 among ...

1.introductionone of the major strategies in rural development is agro-processing and agri-industrial plantations. the puprose of these agro-industrial establishments is to utilize indigenous resources and to bring equilibrium in rural life. moreover, meeting rural population needs, enhancement of rural welfare, and creating employment opportunities are the focus of such interventions. it aslo ...

Abstract After some promise in the 1990s, European unions have grown increasingly disillusioned with regard to results of EU social policy and dialogue. The paper analyses extent reasons this disillusion by looking at impact on dialogue Active Inclusion Recommendation launched Commission outset economic crisis 2008. led a tripartite framework agreement level 2010 (the only such decade), which w...