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Innovation, growth, and social cohesion : the Danish model

Lundvall, Bengt-Åke - 2002

Written by the scholar who, together with Chris Freeman, first introduced the concept of the innovation system, this book brings the literature an important step forward. Based upon extraordinarily rich empirical material, it shows how and why competence building and innovation are crucial for...

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Handbook on the economics of discrimination

Rodgers, William M. (contributor) - 2006

Discrimination's dynamic nature means that no single theory, method, data or study should be relied upon to assess its …

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International handbook on diversity management at work : country perspectives on diversity and equal treatment

Klarsfeld, Alain (contributor) - 2010

Managing and developing diversity is on the political and business agenda in many countries; therefore diversity management has become an area of knowledge and practice in its own right. Yet all too often it is referred to as a unifying concept, as if it were to be interpreted uniformly across...

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Equality, diversity and inclusion at work : a research companion

Özbilgin, Mustafa (contributor) - 2009

With over thirty chapters, this book offers a truly interdisciplinary collection of original contributions that are likely to influence theorization in the field of equality, diversity and inclusion at work

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Explaining the gender wage gap : the missing aspects of discrimination

Sielska, Alicja - 2023

neoclassical discrimination theories whilst analysing models used to calculate the gender wage gap. They conclude that modern … discrimination against women in the labour market may be less severe than public assumptions suggest. Due to its investigative … gender discrimination. It will also be beneficial for university professors lecturing in subjects such as economics …

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Obesity, business, and public policy

Ács, Zoltán J. (contributor); Lyles, Alan (contributor); … - 2007

pt. 1. Culture, obesity and institutions -- pt. 2. Obesity and the individual -- pt. 3. Obesity and business -- pt. 4. Obesity and government -- pt. 5. Lessons from the past -- pt. 6. Policy conclusions.

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Population aging, intergenerational transfers and the macroeconomy

Clark, Robert Louis (contributor); … - 2007

Economic and policy implications of population aging / Robert Clark, Andrew Mason, Naohiro Ogawa -- Population aging, changing retirement policies and lifetime earnings profiles in Japan / Robert Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura -- Firm productivity, work-force age and educational...

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Ageing and the labor market in Japan : problems and policies

Hamada, Kōichi (contributor); Katō, Hiromi (contributor) - 2007

1. Ageing and employment in Japan -- 2. Factors affecting labor force participation in Japan : empirical study of labor supply of the elderly and females -- 3. Labor force ageing and economic growth in Japan -- 4. Ageing and elderly care in an open economy -- 5. Immigration vs. foreign...

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The evaluation of active labour market policies : measures, public private partnerships and benchmarking

Koning, Jaap de (contributor) - 2007

This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consider three means of doing so: improving the quality by better...

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Industrial relations in the new Europe : enlargement, integration and reform

Leisink, Peter (contributor); … - 2007

This book presents an evidence-based assessment of the impact of EU enlargement on industrial relations and social standards in old and new EU Member States. It combines chapters which give an overview of the process of enlargement/integration and comparative socio-economic data at EU and...

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