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Enterprising women in Southern Africa : when does land ownership matter?

Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Tregenna, Fiona - 2020

innovation where access to short term loans for working capital seems to be key. …

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Technology and employment in a vertically connected economy : a model and an empirical test

Dosi, Giovanni; Piva, M.; Virgillito, Maria Enrica; … - 2019

This paper addresses, both theoretically and empirically, the sectoral patterns of job creation and job destruction in order to distinguish the alternative effects of embodied vs disembodied technological change operating into a vertically connected economy. Disembodied technological change...

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May AI revolution be labour-friendly? : some micro evidence from the supply side

Damioli, Giacomo; Van Roy, Vincent; Vertesy, Daniel; … - 2021

positive and significant impact of AI patent families on employment, supporting the labourfriendly nature of product innovation …

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How does fintech innovation matter for bank fragility in SSA?

Nguena, Christian Lambert - 2020

There is a momentous debate on the role played by financial technology (fintech) innovation in the fragility of the … empirically examines the influence of fintech innovation on bank fragility. Mainly the destabilizing impact of fintech innovation … innovation policy even between the same regions could be rather different. Financial instability appeared also to increase bank …

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Innovation and the labor market : theory, evidence and challenges

Corrocher, Nicoletta; Moschella, Daniele; Staccioli, Jacopo - 2023

This paper deals with the complex relationship between innovation and the labor market, analyzing the impact of new …

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The significance of Herzberg and Taylor for the gig economy of China : evaluating gigger incentives for Meituan and Ele.me

Mukhopadhyay, Boidurjo Rick; Chatwin, Chris - 2021

This article investigates the motivation of contingent workers in the gig economy of China, particularly focusing on the two Mobile Food Delivery Aggregators (MFDA) - Meituan and Ele.me that controls over 80% of the food delivery market in China. The convenience of one "super-app" on phone,...

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Reconciling the opposing economic effects of works councils across databases

Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2021

Recent studies on the economic effects of works councils in Germany using the European Company Survey estimate a significant negative effect of works councils on establishment productivity and profitability. These results are in stark contrast to studies using the IAB Establishment Panel...

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The role of the workplace in ethnic wage differentials

Forth, John; Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos; Bryson, Alex - 2021

Using matched employer-employee data for Britain, we examine ethnic wage differentials among full-time employees. We find substantial ethnic segregation across workplaces: around three-fifths of workplaces in Britain employ no ethnic minority workers. However, this workplace segregation does not...

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Works councils

Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2022

This chapter reviews the economic effects of employee representation with statutory consultation and information rights at the workplace, the works councils. The chapter summarises the international literature which is heavily skewed towards the German case. This review focuses, first, on the...

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Covid-19 and working from home : toward a "new normal"?

Kosteas, Vasilios D.; Renna, Francesco; Scicchitano, Sergio - 2022

The COVID pandemic that took the world economy by surprise at the beginning of 2020 brought many drastic changes to the way individuals carry on their daily lives. One that will have long lasting effects, even after the spread of the virus is contained, is a shift towards flexible work...

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