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Educational segregation and the gender wage gap in Greece
Livanos, Ilias; Pouliakas, Konstantinos - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 5, pp. 554-575
large gender discrepancies in earnings and occupational segregation. In addition, the paper explores the reasons underlying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010616617
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Educational segregation and the gender wage gap in Greece
Livanos, Ilias; Pouliakas, Konstantinos - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 5, pp. 554-575
large gender discrepancies in earnings and occupational segregation. In addition, the paper explores the reasons underlying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863340
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Do happiness and foreign aid affect bilateral migrant remittances?
Arvin, B. Mak; Lew, Byron - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) May, pp. 212-230
explanatory variables: those which characterize the pair relationship, those that pertain to migrants' host country, and those … related to the migrants' home country. Findings – Cultural and political factors play a fundamental role. Altruism is not key … remittances. The marginal effect of happiness (in migrants' host and home countries) on remittances is positive for a large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610877
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The political economy of emiratization in the UAE
Toledo, Hugo - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 1, pp. 39-53
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the difficulties of implementing emiratization, a policy that aims at increasing the participation of native workers in the UAE private sector by means of a government mandate. A second objective of the paper is to explore the conditions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814537
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South American immigrants in the USA: Education levels, tasks performed and the decision to go back home
Medina, Carlos; Posso, Christian - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 2, pp. 255-279
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the main factors influencing the decision of migrants from South … such relationship varies in intensity among migrants from different countries. Research limitations/implications – This … exercise does not take into account migrants in the USA not included in the US Censuses. Practical implications – The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684930
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Do happiness and foreign aid affect bilateral migrant remittances?
Mak Arvin, B.; Lew, Byron - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 2, pp. 212-230
explanatory variables: those which characterize the pair relationship, those that pertain to migrants' host country, and those … related to the migrants' home country. Findings – Cultural and political factors play a fundamental role. Altruism is not key … remittances. The marginal effect of happiness (in migrants' host and home countries) on remittances is positive for a large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863320
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The political economy of emiratization in the UAE
Toledo, Hugo - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 1, pp. 39-53
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the difficulties of implementing emiratization, a policy that aims at increasing the participation of native workers in the UAE private sector by means of a government mandate. A second objective of the paper is to explore the conditions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863353
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South American immigrants in the USA
Medina, Carlos; Posso, Christian - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 2, pp. 255-279
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the main factors influencing the decision of migrants from South … such relationship varies in intensity among migrants from different countries. Research limitations/implications – This … exercise does not take into account migrants in the USA not included in the US Censuses. Practical implications – The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863364