The dissertation encompasses research projects from micro- as well as a macroeconomics. With regard to the microeconomic research agenda, the focus is on individual preferences, in particular risk- and time preferences, whereas the macroeconomic chapter considers the effect of human capital on...

As the outcome of the third international conference of political economy, the papers in this volume cover a range of topics, related to the conference theme of "labor markets and employment", from globalization to migration, unionization to policy implementation, and women's labor to child...