Asia crisis. The results remain unchanged, suggesting that there is a causal relationship between preferential and MFN …

Background: Evidence suggests a much higher prevalence of postpartum depression in South Asia than in ‘western … depression in South Asia. Methods: Five databases were searched to identify relevant studies. Studies meeting the selection and … association. The importance of relationships with the extended family, as well as the husband, in South Asia is highlighted …

This paper presents evidence on gender segregation in employment contracts in 15 EU countries, using micro data from …

This paper studies the dynamics of labour demand and the determinants of employment rates across the OECD. We find: (i …) labour demand adjusts less rapidly when employment protection is more strict and union density is higher; (ii) there is no … evidence that overall job turnover is influenced by employment protection; (iii) union density and coverage are negatively …

Theoretical predictions of the effect of TFP growth on employment are ambiguous, and depend on the extent to which new … technology is embodied in new jobs. We estimate a model for employment, wages and investment with an annual panel for the United … States, Japan and Europe and find that TFP growth increases employment. For the United States TFP growth explains the trend …