that the within-country relationship of women's employment and income is, on average, negative in Asia and Latin America … and potentially correlated shocks. In Asia and Latin America, characteristics that strengthen counter-cyclical responses … self-employment amongst women. In Asia and Latin America, there is a parallel rise in paid employment and a sharp drop in …

this respect. Using India as an important case in point, we intend to bridge this gap of the literature. Results using a … unique district-level panel data-set from 17 major states of India for the period 1992-2002 that we compile highlight a …

study how cohort size has affected real earnings in Europe. When we pool the data of all countries, we find that cohort size …

of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …

Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …

sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of … religious landscape of Europe and of the United States and projections for the future; (ii) religiosity of immigrants (in Europe … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …

mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …