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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 … society and the choice of Japan : migration, FDI and trade liberalization -- 7. Retirement in non-cooperative and cooperative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420040
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Handbook of social capital and regional development
Westlund, Hans (contributor); Larsson, Johan P. (contributor) - 2016
1. Social capital and regional development: an introduction / Hans Westlund and Johan P. Larsson -- 2. Social capital and networks in spatial economies / Börje Johansson -- Part I aspects of entrepreneurship -- 3. Local social entrepreneurship and social capital / Niels Bosma, Veronique...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419840
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The Asian 'poverty miracle' : impressive accomplishments or incomplete achievements
Wan, Guang Hua (contributor); Silber, Jacques (contributor) - 2016
Introduction / Jacques Silber and Guanghua Wan -- 1. An Asian poverty line? issues and options / Stephan Klasen -- 2. A poverty line contingent on reference groups: implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries / Satya R. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, and Jacques Silber...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419895
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The economics of the digital society
Soete, Luc (contributor); Ter Weel, Bas (contributor) - 2005
1. Introduction and summary -- 2. World-wide-welfare : a micro-economic analysis of "The new economy" -- 3. Network formation, innovation and IT use -- 4. Adoption and diffusion of e-business and the role of network effects -- 5. Radio spectrum fees as determinants of market structure : the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420088
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Flexibility and employment security in Europe : labour markets in transition
Muffels, R. J. A. (contributor) - 2008
This book seeks to gain a better understanding of the paradoxical relationship between the alleged need of European labour markets to become more flexible and the way in which national policies pursue this aim without jeopardising existing high standards of income and employment security....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850638
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Labour supply and incentives to work in Europe
Gómez Salvador, Ramón (contributor) - What explains the pattern of labour supply in Europe … - 2005
Labour Supply and Incentives to Work in Europe highlights recent developments in the labour supply in Europe and gives a detailed assessment of their link with economic policies and labour market institutions. Despite major changes in European labour supply during the past few decades, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851054
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Full employment in Europe : managing labour market transitions and risks
Schmid, Günther - 2008
Transitional Labour Markets (TLM) - defined as legitimate, negotiated and politically supported sets of various employment options in critical events over the life course - are an essential ingredient of modern full employment strategies. After assessing the European Employment Strategy, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851587
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Economic behavior and distributional choice : selected writings of Harold M. Hochman
Hochman, Harold M. - 2002
Economic Behavior and Distributional Choice brings together, for the first time, Harold M. Hochman's key papers on income redistribution and policy in one accessible volume. The introduction describes the genesis and development of a new direction in thinking, and the papers that follow cover...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473874
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Growth, unemployment, and deindustrialization
Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2000
The sectoral composition of economies is fundamental to the understanding of growth, unemployment and the relative performance of nations. Henri de Groot models the relationship between these four factors from a single theoretical perspective in order to determine the foundations of the wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473896
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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence
Vivarelli, Marco - 1995
The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473912