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A Cross-Country Comparison of Labor Force Participation

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  • Maximiliano Dvorkin
  • Hannah Shell

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The labor force participation rates for prime-working-age men have been falling across countries.

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  • Maximiliano Dvorkin & Hannah Shell, 2015. "A Cross-Country Comparison of Labor Force Participation," Economic Synopses, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue 17.
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    1. Robert E. Hall, 2015. "Quantifying the Lasting Harm to the US Economy from the Financial Crisis," NBER Macroeconomics Annual, University of Chicago Press, vol. 29(1), pages 71-128.
    2. Maria E. Canon & Marianna Kudlyak, 2015. "Youth Labor Force Participation Continues To Fall, but It Might Be for a Good Reason," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Jan.
    3. Stephanie Aaronson & Tomaz Cajner & Bruce Fallick & Felix Galbis-Reig & Christopher Smith & William Wascher, 2014. "Labor Force Participation: Recent Developments and Future Prospects," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 45(2 (Fall)), pages 197-275.
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    2. Casares, Miguel & Vázquez, Jesús, 2018. "Why are labor markets in Spain and Germany so different?," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 320-335.
    3. Juan Carlos, Campaña & J. Ignacio, Giménez-Nadal & Jose Alberto, Molina, 2017. "Self-employment and educational childcare time: Evidence from Latin America," MPRA Paper 77360, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity

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