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Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours

Holst, Elke - In: Weekly Report 5 (2009) 19, pp. 130-137

employment, both of which are on the rise. The importance of full-time employment has declined. This accounts for most of the … reduction in their average workweek, which decreased by 2.3 hours to 31.9 hours between 1993 and 2007. The full-time employment … Germany, the women who this applies to often find that this form of employment provides too low a level of work. Long …

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a country’s economy, having a positive influence on the labor...

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) October, pp. 1-10

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a countryâ€™s economy, having a positive influence on the...

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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap

Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …

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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap

Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Australia it remains around 14%. Interestingly, the gender pay gap is relatively small for the young but increases as men and … explain these wage patterns? And what can governments do to speed up wage convergence to close the gender pay gap? Clearly …, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …

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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap

Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10

Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …

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Gender Pay Gap Lower in Large Cities than in Rural Areas

Busch, Anne; Holst, Elke - In: Weekly Report 4 (2008) 6, pp. 36-41

rural areas, the gender pay gap is especially pronounced (2006: 33 percent) while in metropolitan areas it is considerably … lower than the average (2006: 12 percent). This more favorable ratio is mainly due to the increased employment opportunities …

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