Following a group of 2,973 Australian unemployed job seekers over time, we confirm
predictions from Self-Determination Theory, Conservation of Resources Theory and Scarcity …

Young people that are not in employment, education or training (NEET) may face increased
poverty risk, social exclusion, labour market scarring and adverse health consequences …

This study examines career exploration formation and helps college students develop
careers using the social cognitive career theory from personality, family, and university. A …

Studies suggest that welfare-to-work programmes increase lone mother's employment, but
their impact on child and adolescent socioemotional development is unclear. The lone …

Increasing the labour market participation of single parents, whether to boost incomes or
reduce welfare spending, is a major policy objective in a number of countries. This paper …

Leading models of on-the-job search suggest that competition among firms for employed
workers-reflected in higher job-to-job transition rates-is an important driver of real wages …

This paper analyses the role of job changes in overcoming work hour mismatches (ie,
differences between actual and desired work hours). It addresses two, yet neglected …

We present the results from a policy experiment in which single mothers on welfare were
stimulated to enter the labor market and increase their work experience. The aim of the …

Objective Motivated by a literature suggesting that people are getting “trapped” working long
hours in jobs that they dislike, we investigate the relationship between overwork, job …

We evaluate price subsidies and tax credits for childcare. We focus on partnered women's
labour supply, household income and welfare, demand for childcare and government …