income mothers not to return to the labor market after birth. This seems to affect the development of East-West German …We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers …. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences …

countries, compatible with the sustainability of the processes concerning the Earth system. Mainly by focusing on the energy-environment … development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density …

concerned with how mothers’ mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in formal day care or not …. Furthermore, the effects of formal child care usage on mother-child interaction are examined. The analysis is based on data … indicate that mothers are in a worse physical condition if their children attend formal care, whereas no such effect is found …

While fossil energy dependency has declined and energy supply has grown in the postwar world economy, future resource … scarcity could cast its shadow on world economic growth soon if energy markets are forward looking. We develop an endogenous … growth model that reconciles the current aggregate trends in energy use and productivity growth with the intertemporal …

environment, but not on a country’s initial per capita income. …

how levels of conflict, economic performance, and governance might be related in Bolivia’s recent history. …

of capital (extensive growth). We infer that advances in education at all levels, good governance, and institutional … marred by various problems related to weak governance in the public and private spheres. …

governance, and institutional reforms have played a significant role in raising economic output and efficiency in both Croatia …

good governance, including democracy. The paper then turns from anecdotal to econometric analysis by offering a quick …