Employability is a complex concept that depends on numerous variables and stakeholders. Territorial employability ecosystems are needed to ensure that employability issues are addressed in a personalized and comprehensive manner. In this article, we offer a new perspective on employability and examine what constitutes a territorial employability ecosystem. Using two French case studies, we illustrate how these ecosystems function in practice and emphasize the need for coordination between various levels of public policy to foster collaboration among stakeholders. Our findings highlight the importance of implementing place-based policies to address employability issues more effectively.
While temporary migrants, especially in labour-intensive industries, are expected to contribute to economic growth and the labour market in their host and home countries, the motives for their return to their home countries are ambiguous. In this study, we investigate the effects of occupational credentials, as proof of skills, on migrant behaviour - specifically, whether those held in migrants' home and host countries influence their return aspirations - using primary data on foreign elderly-care workers in Japan. We find that migrant workers who hold occupational credentials in their home countries tend to expect to return to their home countries much sooner than those who do not. Our findings suggest that the occupational credentials issued in each country play a crucial role in migrant workers' return.
This article investigates the relationship between working hours and environmental pressures using panel data from 30 countries-including the European Union countries, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom-over several decades. It examines four indicators: carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, carbon footprint, total ecological footprint and energy use. Building on established theories and introducing several extensions, the article describes the estimated effects of working hours on environmental variables, controlling for key macroeconomic and structural factors. Results show a significant positive association between working hours and environmental pressures (especially CO2 emissions). These findings remain robust across specifications, though effect sizes vary. Further estimations along the distribution of environmental variables reveal stronger associations at the lower and middle ends, particularly for CO2. While not claiming causality, I find a consistent empirical association between working hours and environmental pressures, which could also be evidence of an environmental Kuznets curve.
