A land of the ‘fair go’? Intergenerational earnings elasticity in Australia

This paper contributes to the existing literature on income mobility by developing and applying a two‐stage panel regression model and assessing the effects of using different levels of occupational (dis)aggregation and different earnings measures on the magnitude of father–son earnings elasticities in Australia. We find that the overall intergenerational earnings elasticity in Australia between 2001 and 2013 ranges from 0.11 to 0.30. Our preferred estimates lie between 0.24 and 0.28. Elasticity estimates vary depending on the level of occupational (dis)aggregation and earnings measure used: they are highest when two‐digit level occupations and hourly earnings are used, and lowest when four‐digit level occupations and annual earnings are used. We read these findings as indicating that elasticity estimates are sensitive to the use of different data and methods, and researchers should be careful when undertaking cross‐study, cross‐temporal or cross‐national comparisons.     

A space of safety: Children's experience of equine‐assisted group therapy

Owing to a shift in alcohol and other drug practice towards a more ecological understanding of the impact of problematic parental substance use, children who were previously forgotten by practitioners are increasingly being included in alcohol and other drug service provision. Occurring concurrently with these changes has been a boom in interest in non‐talk‐based therapies to enhance child well‐being. Examples of such therapeutic interventions include adventure‐based activities, theatre, yoga, music, and purposeful interaction with animals. The latter approach, increasingly delivered by social workers, is known as animal‐assisted therapy and involves the inclusion of animals in a goal‐directed intervention. Equine‐assisted therapy (EAT) is a specialised branch of animal‐assisted therapy in which horses are used to cofacilitate therapeutic interventions. Although EAT practitioners argue horses are uniquely effective therapeutic animals, a strong evidence base has not yet developed. The present study utilised qualitative methods to explore children's individual experiences of an EAT program. Thematic analysis of interview data found that EAT is beneficial to children experiencing problematic parental substance use as it offers an environment in which children can feel safe and secure and are supported to grow, personally and socially, by mastering fears, making new friends, and improving their interpersonal behaviours.     

建立大学生失业救助津贴制度的思考

大学生失业问题对社会的压力逐年增大。大学生失业不同于一般群体的失业,他们是一种高知识、高成本、高预期、高动能群体的失业,因此,产生的社会效应也不同。同时,他们又没有一般失业群体的职业经历,在纳入现行的保障体制中时,存在制度障碍。学者们提出了“一般救济说”“特殊救助说”“失业保险说”“社会津贴说”,等等。相较而言,建立大学生失业救助津贴制度比较符合我国现实状况,失业救助津贴应划分出不同的标准,即就业促进标准和生活补助标准,资金来源从财政拨付中解决,中央和地方应采取分担制。     

高科技行业员工工作满意度模型的建立与运用

本文以高科技行业员工工作满意度为研究对象,分析了影响工作满意度的内部和外部因素。通过对影响因素进行方差分析,确定主要影响因子;应用模糊回归分析方法建立工作满意度模糊线性回归模型。并根据模型进行了实证预测,预测分析效果良好。     

关于“NEET”族发展趋势及其形成原因的研究

"NEET"族因其对于个人、家庭和社会整体的影响及出现的新发展趋势引起有关各方的重视,我国社会结构的双重转型所造成的独特时空结构和环境是理解"NEET"族现象产生原因和作用机制的关键.     

重庆农民工务工基本概况及评价

通过对重庆市1083位农民工的就业、失业、生活现状进行实地调查,揭示并分析了重庆农民工在城市务工和社会保障的基本状况和特点。     

大学生党员在就业创业选择中的行为分析

针对大学生就业选择问题,分析了大学生党员在主要劳动力市场就业、次要劳动力市场就业、创业以及失业四种毕业后的状态,提出大学生党员在就业工作中发挥先锋作用的建议。研究结果对大学生就业选择有指导意义。     

中国失业问题成因分析

针对我国转型期失业率与失业人数呈上升趋势 ,失业群变动构成中“升、大、低、不均”态势明显的严峻挑战 ,对其由计划经济体制转向市场经济体制的深层演化历史成因 ,和当前市场经济与充分就业双重瓶颈的现实困惑 ,以及由我国特殊国情不可避免所带来的诸多“二难”选择矛盾和主要问题作了全面深入的客观实证分析和辩证理论探讨。     

中国城乡就业矛盾及其化解

在我国经济发展过程中 ,失业和再就业事关改革、发展和社会稳定。面对当前我国大量农村剩余劳动力和居高不下的城镇失业、下岗职工的双重就业矛盾 ,化解我国城乡就业矛盾 ,要注重就业结构、经济结构和社会结构调整 ,积极推进农村小城镇建设 ,加大对民营经济发展的政策扶持 ,大力发展以信息产业为龙头的高科技产业和以知识为基础的服务行业 ,在培植新的经济增长极的同时创造新的就业增长极。     

完善我国就业与失业统计指标体系的新方法

在我国,随着劳动力市场机制的运作及其功能的发挥,失业问题必然出现。因此,建立我国完整的就业与失业统计指标体系,对此进行反映、监测和分析,以采取及时有效的措施予以干预和控制,就有了非常重要的意义。