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The Effect of a Student Aid Reform on Graduation: A Duration Analysis
Häkkinen, Iida; Uusitalo, Roope - 2003
In this paper we evaluate the changes in the times-to-degree at the Finnish universities in the 1990s. In particular, we evaluate the effect of the 1992 student aid reform that was intended to shorten the duration of university studies. We find that the student aid reform had only a modest...
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Heterogeneous class size effects: new evidence from a panel of university students
Bandiera, Oriana; Larcinese, Valentino; Rasul, Imran - 2009
Over the last decade, many countries have experienced dramatic increases in university enrolment, which, when not matched by compensating increases in other inputs, have resulted in larger class sizes. Using administrative records from a leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects...
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Youth Unemployment in Belgium: Diagnosis and Key Remedies
Cockx, Bart - 2013
In Belgium youth unemployment is structurally higher than the European (EU27) average, in particular for the low …
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Armoede en ongelijkheid bij ouderen: Een vergelijkende studie van de pensioenstelsels in België en Nederland
Keupers, Ingrid - 2009
tested on two cases namely Belgium and the Netherlands. Based on micro data on household income as found in the LIS database … in pension systems that are targeted and will be the lowest in universal systems. In Belgium (targeted minimum pension … than for elderly men and this gender difference is greater in the Netherlands than in Belgium. The paradox of …
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The regional dimension of collective wage bargaining: the case of Belgium
Plasman, Robert; Rusinek, Michael; Tojerow, Ilan - 2008
. The second solution, the regionalisation of wage bargaining, is frequently mentioned in Belgium or in Italy where regional …
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EWC confidential: Confidentiality in European works councils and how representatives deal with it. Case study and survey insights
Meylemans, Lise; De Spiegelaere, Stan - 2020
The idea behind the establishment of European Works Councils (EWCs) is that these are bodies which should be informed and consulted on company decisions and actions. However, this flow of information is often disrupted by confidentiality constraints imposed by management. Three central research...
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Social protection of non-standard workers and the self-employed during the pandemic country chapters: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Sweden
Spasova, Slavina (contributor); Ghailani, Dalila (contributor) - 2021
. 2021), this edited volume comprises eight country case studies: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal …
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Work in the platform economy: Deliveroo riders in Belgium and the SMart arrangement
Drahokoupil, Jan; Piasna, Agnieszka - 2019
This paper presents a case study of the food delivery platform, Deliveroo, in Belgium in 2016-2018. The case offers …, and the role of local regulations. Interestingly, Deliveroo in Belgium employed workers through an intermediary, SMart …
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"Algorithm breakers" are not a different "species": Attitudes towards trade unions of Deliveroo riders in Belgium
Vandaele, Kurt; Piasna, Agnieszka; Drahokoupil, Jan - 2019
delivery platform. In Belgium, Deliveroo used another labour market intermediary, SMart, to organise, manage and legalise …
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For a fair and effective industrial climate transition: Support measures for heavy industry in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
Bollen, Yelter; Van Hauwaert, Tycho; Beys, Olivier - 2021
, Germany and Belgium. We also compare recent developments in the industrial policy frameworks of these countries, considering …
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