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Will people accept declining consumption in retirement or do they prefer steady real consumption?
If households accept declining consumption in retirement, they need less wealth to maintain their living standard. If households consume less once their kids leave home, they have a more modest target to replace and they save more between the emptying of the nest and retirement. These two assumptions are the levers that allow one to … Continue reading
Immigrants to Canada – The ‘New Gateways’ and immigrant selection programs and immigrant source regions
Canada and the United States have recently experienced an increased regional dispersion of entering immigrants. American research suggests that a mixture of economic push factors (away from states like California) and pull factors (toward states with growth of low-wage jobs), as well as changing government policies and regulations contributed to the development of the ‘New … Continue reading
Nursing in North and Central America – Toward Harmonizing Qualifications
Amid aging populations and the growth of chronic diseases, the demand for skilled health-care professionals is on the rise in the three countries of North America. In the United States alone, an estimated 5.6 million vacancies for health-care professionals at all skill levels will open up between 2010 and 2020, and the numbers in Canada … Continue reading
UK – 70% moved out of poverty by getting a job ONS finds
Entering employment is widely thought to be the most effective route out of poverty, a view supported by a range of research. But does getting a job always lead to people leaving poverty? Our new analysis shows that between 2007 and 2012, of those aged 18 to 59 who were in income poverty, but then … Continue reading
Leveraging the Talents of Mature Employees – A report
Older adults are a valuable source of talent for organizations today and will become more valuable in the next few decades. Mature workers have experience and skills honed during decades of employment. Many have pursued further education and expanded their skill sets during their careers and in periods of unemployment or underemployment. Retaining talented mature … Continue reading
Online Education in US, 2014 – The growth in the number of distance education students is the lowest recorded over the 13 years
Grade Level:Tracking Online Education in the United States is the twelfth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. The 2014 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group and co-sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Pearson and Tyton Partners, reveals the number of higher education students taking … Continue reading
European Immigrant Integration – The result of a complex, three-way process between the migrant, origin country, and country of destination
While the treatment of immigrant integration diverges significantly across the European Union (EU), Member States increas- ingly share an acceptance that the expected outcomes have thus far failed to materialise. A fresh approach to integration across the European Union is urgently needed, especially in the current climate, where social cohesion and economic resil- ience are … Continue reading
US – A shortage of between 46,000-90,000 physicians by 2025
The nation will face a shortage of between 46,000-90,000 physicians by 2025, according to a report released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). The study, which is the first comprehensive national analysis that takes into account both demographics and recent changes to care delivery and payment methods, projects shortages in both primary … Continue reading
Mid-Market Enterprises (MMEs) – Directly employ 169 million people across 15 countries and territories spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas
HSBC today released a global report highlighting the unsung role that mid-market enterprises (MMEs) play in the life of nations. The report, titled Hidden Impact: The vital role of mid-market enterprises and commissioned by HSBC from Oxford Economics, showcases the enormous contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, and the supply chain that MMEs contribute … Continue reading
Workplace pension scheme membership in UK – Up to record 59% in 2014, from 50% in 2013 ONS finds
Workplace pension scheme membership has increased to 59% in 2014, from 50% in 2013, driven by increases in membership of occupational defined contribution and group personal and group stakeholder schemes.The increase is likely to be driven by automatic enrolment. Occupational defined benefit pensions schemes represented less than half (49%) of total workplace pension membership in … Continue reading
2015 US Manufacturing Skills Gap Report – The skills gap is widening
A strong manufacturing industry is fundamental to our nation’s economic prosperity. Since the industrial revolution, manufacturing has contributed to higher export potential, better standards of living, and more jobs. Investments in manufacturing have a strong multiplier effect for the broader economy, too. Every dollar spent in manufacturing adds $1.37 to the U.S. economy, and every 100 … Continue reading
Millennials in US – Myths, Exaggerations and Uncomfortable Truths : an IBM Study
IBM today announced that pretty much everything you thought you knew about Millennials could well be wrong. A new IBM study reveals much of the hype about Millennial employees simply isn’t true. They aren’t the “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow” workers that many believe them to be. The results of the global, multigenerational study “Myths, Exaggerations and Uncomfortable Truths” … Continue reading
US – Non-routine cognitive analytic and non-routine physical demands are associated with worse health, earlier labor force exit, and increased use of Disability Insurance
Work accounts for a significant portion of Americans’ daily lives and is increasingly recognized as a determinant of health status. Research dating to the Whitehall study results of the 1970s has shown a relationship between occupation and long-term health outcomes including mortality, diabetes and cardiovascular disease that cannot be explained by differences in income, education, … Continue reading
US – Unemployment rates among college graduates are declining
Hard times are becoming better times for most college graduates, though how much better varies widely among college majors – and for Communications and Journalism majors, whose unemployment rates are still rising, better times have yet to arrive. Overall, however, unemployment rates among college graduates are declining. The earnings advantage they enjoy over high school … Continue reading
Immigrant Integration in Europe – The Role of Origin Countries
A number of major migrant-sending countries (including Morocco, Turkey, and Mexico) have started to promote the successful integration of their immigrants abroad, with the expectation that successfully integrated immigrants have more to offer their countries of origin. Until now, the substantial diaspora engagement measures seen most often at the national level have overshadowed activities at the regional … Continue reading
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