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Understanding the Economic Integration of Immigrants: A Wage Decomposition of the Earnings Disparities between Native-Born Canadians and Recent Immigrant Cohorts
Frank, Kristyn; Phythian, Kelli; Walters, David; … - In: Social Sciences 2 (2013) 2, pp. 40-61
This study assesses whether characteristics relating to ethnic identity and social inclusion influence the earnings of recent immigrants in Canada. Past research has revealed that relevant predictors of immigrant earnings include structural and demographic characteristics, educational...
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PATSTAT revisited
Tarasconi, Gianluca; Kang, Byeongwoo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
This study provides a comprehensive summary of and guidance for using the EPO Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT), one of the most widely used patent databases for researchers. We highlight the three most important issues that PATSTAT users must consider when performing patent data...
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LES AVATARS DE L’INTÉGRATION. DISCOURS ET REPRÉSENTATIONS DES POLITIQUES ET DES INTELLECTUELS ROUMAINS - THE AVATARS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. DISCOURSES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ROMA...
RADUT-GAGHI, LUCIANA - In: Revista Romana de Sociologie 3-4 (2009) May, pp. 231-252
The article analyzes the significance of the concepts of “Europe” and “European integration” in the Romanian public … of discourses about Europe’s unity in diversity and the relation between European integration and phenomena like …
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„ISTORIA PRESEI DIN ROMANIA SI REFERENTIALUL EUROPEAN - THE HISTORY OF THE ROMANIAN MEDIA AND THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE SYSTEM (Romanian version)
PETCU, MARIAN - In: Revista Romana de Sociologie 3-4 (2009) May, pp. 277-288
In this study, we identify the emergence of the European system of reference, irrespective of its narrative-argumentative configuration, in the program-articles of the first Romanian periodicals issued in the 19th century. Starting from the premise that the European argument appears with greater...
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„EUROPA” IN DISCURSUL POLITIC. DISCURSUL PRESEDINTELUI NICOLAS SARKOZY IN FATA PARLAMENTULUI ROMANIEI SI A PARLAMENTULUI DE LA STRASBOURG - “EUROPE” IN THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE. THE...
BOICU, RUXANDRA - In: Revista Romana de Sociologie 3-4 (2009) May, pp. 265-276
This study analyses the discursive construction of the concept of “Europe”. It considers two speeches held by French … context. The study demonstrates that the political political actor treats the terms “Europe” and “European” differently: in … for the disambiguation of the term “Europe”; before the European Parliament, Sarkozy uses the term “Europe” without …
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History as Reflected in Capital Markets: The Case of World War II
Frey, Bruno S.; Kucher, Marcel - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
Historical events are reflected in asset prices. Looking at government bond prices of five European countries traded on the Swiss stock exchange during WWII provides a useful way of interpreting the importance attributed to various war events. We direct our attention to value changes in...
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Beauty Today
Saha, Arpita - 2008
Cosmetics are not the only providers of Beauty. Beauty can be boosted and enhanced through various treatments which give a new dimension to beauty. The Spas, have become the new age beauty service providers. The fastest-growing segment of the beauty industry is day spas. Spa services include...
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Here Come the Naval Gazers - Definitions and Defenses for Auto/Ethnography
Hemmingson, Michael - 2008
I present several definitions of auto/ethnography by the leading academics that have championed and co-created the method; I also discuss critical positions against it. I offer both my own response and the defenses of others, and then reveal modest proposals for new definitions, theories, and...
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Khul' : Between Past and Present
Zantout, Mida R. - 2008
This article investigates past and present understandings and applications of khul (a type of divorce by mutual agreement whereby a Muslim wife can rid herself of a husband who is not at fault, by a ransoming procedure) synthesizing existing scholarship on the subject as well as Hanafi juristic...
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Christian Missionaries in British India
Jain, Tarun - 2008
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