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Gender Pay Differentials : Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data
Mahy, Benoît (ed.); Plasman, Robert (ed.);  … - 2006
This book provides new evidence on the magnitude and sources of pay inequalities between women and men in European countries and New Zealand on the basis of micro data. Particular attention is devoted to job access and workplace practices, promotions and wage growth, sectoral affiliation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054020
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Financial Exclusion
Carbó Valverde, Santiago; Molyneux, Philip; Gardener, … - 2005
This text is concerned with the increasingly important and problematic area of financial exclusion, broadly defined as the inability and/or reluctance of particular societal groups to access mainstream financial services. This has emerged as a major international policy issue. There is growing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054045
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On the Economic Significance of the Catholic Social Doctrine : 125 Years of Rerum Novarum
Backhaus, Jürgen (ed.); Chaloupek, Günther (ed.);  … - 2017
This book discusses the history and socioeconomic impact of Rerum novarum, the first Catholic social encyclical. Drawn from research presented at the 2016 Heilbronn Symposia on Economics and the Social Sciences, this book resumes the discussion on the origin, dissemination and impact of the...
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The Crisis for Young People : Generational Inequalities in Education, Work, Housing and Welfare
Green, Andy - 2017
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides an original and challenging analysis of one of the most pressing social issues of our times: intergenerational inequality. Based on recent mixed-method research, it explores the extent and scope of generational divides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654133
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Economics of the Labour Market : Unemployment and the Costs of Unemployment
Junankar, P. N. Raja - 2016
The global crisis has led to dramatic increases in unemployment rates over most of the countries of the OECD. This book provides alternative explanations of this phenomenon. Junankar begins with surveys of the labour market: labour demand, labour supply, and labour force participation. He argues...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014021119
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Volunteering and Social Inclusion : Interrelations between Unemployment and Civic Engagement in Germany and Great Britain
Strauß, Susanne - 2008
Conceptualising employment and volunteering as two distinct forms of social inclusion, Susanne Strauss analyses their interrelations in Germany and Great Britain. On the basis of household panel data, she answers questions such as: Does job loss lead people to give up their volunteer work? Or do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521080
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Britain, Europe and EMU
Eltis, Walter - 2000
This book shows how the transformation of Britain's economic performance has been based on control of public expenditure, improving competitiveness, co-operative industrial relations and a large favourable contribution from inward investment. In contrast, Europe has suffered from rising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054278
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Stigmas, Work and Organizations
Thomson, S. Bruce (ed.); Grandy, Gina (ed.) - 2018
Recursive Process of Community Influences, LGBT-support Policies and Practices, and Perceived Discrimination at Work -- 6 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396272
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Hidden Inequalities in the Workplace : A Guide to the Current Challenges, Issues and Business Solutions
Caven, Valerie (ed.); Nachmias, Stefanos (ed.) - 2018
and organisational practices that perpetuate social exclusion and discrimination towards individuals in the workplace. The … discrimination in the workplace to the fore. Hidden Inequalities in the Workplace also offers practical and strategic insights for … -- 9. Cognitive Biases in Recruitment, Selection and Promotion: The Risk of Subconscious Discrimination; Zara Whysall -- 10 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396368
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Rural Labor Migration, Discrimination, and the New Dual Labor Market in China
Chen, Guifu - 2014
discrimination, the new dual labor market, and economic returns on schooling, using the newer and representative data and advanced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017210