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The study investigates disparities in social development in 144 countries worldwide. In the paper we aim to investigate cross-country differences in social development level in year 2011, as well as to estimate inequalities on the field. Secondly, we assess relative social development level...
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Using a rich dataset of primary school students in the Netherlands, this paper investigates the heterogeneous effects of immigrant concentration in the classroom on the academic achievement of natives. To identify the treatment effect, it takes advantage of some features of the Dutch primary...
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Within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the gender equality in education is considered one of … narrowing down the gender gap in education for the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. More specifically, and among many … other factors, the study focuses on the response of gender gap in education to economic growth, information communication …
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An empirical model is presented linking inflation and unemployment rate to the change in the level of labour force in … Switzerland. The involved variables are found to be cointegrated and we estimate lagged linear deterministic relationships using …
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The current study analyzes the status of both the European and the Bulgarian labor markets from the standpoint of the effects of the current crisis, which has affected the supply and demand of labor as well as the employment structure. It further examines the anti-crisis policies, which have...
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This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse … the German-speaking region of Switzerland affect outcomes in the labour market, or whether economic interactions are …
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differentials in unemployment. National economic conditions and job segregation explain a portion of gender differences in …, and Trinidad and Tobago. This paper uses aggregate data to explore macroeconomic factors that contribute to gender … unemployment, with men more likely to find employment during an economic upturn. Even within job categories, though, women …
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gender and age regulation); d) Restructuring effects (policy on transfer of personnel, policy on redundancies, and …
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Developing countries are increasingly concerned about gender dimensions of the impacts of economic reforms initiated … in structure of market employment, gender division of labour remains unequal within household economy. …
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