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Economic and Employment Effects of Microloans in a Transition Country
Baldi, Guido; Sadovskis, Vairis; Šipilova, Viktorija - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Over the last years, microloans to small and medium-sized enterprises have grown in significance in many countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Empirical evidence on the economic and social impact of microfinance is, however, scant. In trying to shed more light on this important issue, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259480
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Inequality and happiness: When perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683292
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Inequality and happiness: When perceived social mobility and economic reality do not match.
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and … income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective wellbeing for individuals … differences in individual tolerance for income inequality, and the predicted influence of actual fairness. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112607
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557077
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557081
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Cardiovascular Consequences of Unfair Pay
Falk, Armin; Menrath, Ingo; Siegrist, Johannes; Verde, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper investigates physiological responses to perceptions of unfair pay. In a simple principal agent experiment agents produce revenue by working on a tedious task. Principals decide how this revenue is allocated between themselves and their agents. In this environment unfairness can arise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009144731
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Sericulture as an Employment Generating Household Industry in West Bengal
Roy, Chandan; Roy Mukherjee, Sanchari; Ghosh, Shantanu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
as a poverty eradication measure, sericulture fails to expand in rural West Bengal vis-à-vis the other prominent states …. But income inequality is undoubtedly diminished with the practice in sericulture. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107468
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Gender Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from 19,130 Resumes in China
Zhou, Xiangyi; Zhang, Jie; Song, Xuetao - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We study gender discrimination in hiring markets by sending 19,130 fictitious matched resumes in response to professional employment advertisements posted on major Internet employment boards in China for positions such as engineers, accountants, secretaries, and marketing professionals in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112877
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The Causes and Effects of International Labor Mobility: Evidence from OECD Countries 1980-2005
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper contains three important contributions to the literature on international migrations. First, it compiles a new dataset on migration flows and stocks and on immigration laws for 14 OECD destination countries and 74 sending countries for each year over the period 1980-2005. Second, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559032
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Growth, Employment and Internal Migration. Peru, 2003-2007
Yamada, Gustavo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We analyze trends in regional economic growth, employment and internal migration during one of the best periods of economic boom in Peru´s modern history. Migration among departamentos from 2002 to 2007, captured in the last population census, has been consistent with regional labour prospects,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552785