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This paper analyses the trade balance effects of Europe agreements (EA) between the EU-15 and four new EU members from … Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC-4) using both static and dynamic panel data approaches. Specifically, the system Generalized …
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Could robotization make the gender pay gap worse? We provide the first large-scale evidence on the impact of industrial robots on the gender pay gap using data from 20 European countries. We show that robot adoption increases both male and female earnings but also increases the gender pay gap....
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This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on …-demographic characteristics and paid work is taken into account. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of gender gaps in Europe, helping to … focus recent debates on how to tackle inequality in Europe, and clarifying the factors that contribute to gender …
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between men and women during the Great Recession in Europe. We first highlight that Europe is characterized by high levels of …
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-contact route. We show that in Europe, women are more exposed to contagion, as they are more likely than men to work in occupations …
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Coordination in collective wage setting can constrain potential monopoly gains to unions in non-traded-goods industries. Countries with national wage coordination can thus stabilize overall employment against fluctuations and shocks in the world economy. We test this theory by exploring...
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Social contacts are a key transmission channel of infectious diseases spread by the respiratory or close-contact route, such as COVID-19. There is no evidence, however, on the question of whether the nature and the organisation of work affect the spread of COVID-19 in different countries. I have...
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This note describes the contribution of migrant workers to the ongoing effort to keep basic services running in the Union during the COVID-19 epidemic. We quantify the prevalence of migrant workers in the so called "key professions" that the Commission and Member States have identified using the...
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Violent conflict is a well-recognised driver of forced migration but literature does not usually consider the pull factors that might also cause irregular movements. In turn, the decision to leave and of where to go are rarely considered separately. This is in contrast to literature on regular...
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(SSRRPs) and attitudes toward sexual minorities in Europe. Using data from the European Social Surveys covering 2002-2016 and …
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