In addition to a 16-month leave,a Swedish parent has the right to work six hours a day (for a reduced salary)until his or her child is eight years old.

He is far less likely to take a year of parental leave and then return on a reduced work schedule for the next eight years

By some studies, the safety nets for retirees have reduced fertility rates by 0.5 By some studies, the safety nets for retirees have reduced fertility rates by 0.5 children in the United States and almost 1.0 in Western Europe, reports economist Robert Stein in the journal National Affairs.0 in Western Europe, reports economist Robert Stein in the journal National Affairs.

Colleges, for their part, have since 1985 graduated fewer chemical, mechanical, industrial and metallurgical (冶金的) engineers, partly in response to the reduced role of manufacturing, a big employer of them.

According to a study by George Borjas, a Harvard economist, immigration reduced the wages of American high-school dropouts by 9% between 1980-2000.

Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students are allowed to learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized test scores, and reduced discipline problems.

They will be reduced if paid in cash.

After six months, the employees who participated in ROWE reported reduced work-family conflict and a better sense of control of their time, and they were getting a full hour of extra sleep each night.

high-fiber diets are also linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.

Lower reading achievement scores and grades in fifth grade contributed to reduced grades in middle school and thereby contributed to a 40% lower high school graduation rate.

Science has shown a clear correlation between high stress levels in workers and absenteeism(旷工), reduced productivity, disengagement and high turnover.

simultaneously, technological advancement and global economy has reduced demand for well- paying blue collar jobs here in the United States.

The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover.

The finding points to longstanding evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk.

The World Meteorological Organization points to Cuba and Bangladesh as examples of countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by natural disasters by taking preventive action.

Thus, while printing enormously increased access to books by making cheap, high-volume production possible, it also reduced choice.

Under this scheme, the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs.