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Gender (in)equality, globalization and governance
King Dejardin, Amelita - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2009
globalization enhanced women's economic opportunities and the value of their labour vis-a-vis that of men or are these generating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966604
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Services are Different: Job Characteristics, Working Conditions and Pay Levels in OECD Countries
Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo Forum 2 (2001) 4, pp. 55-57
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013134
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Pro: Opening the Services Market – Standing Still is not an Option / Contra: Greens ask for Alternative Approach to the Liberalization of Services in the EU
McCreevy, Charlie; Rühle, Heidi - In: CESifo Forum 6 (2005) 1, pp. 29-31
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998670
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Decentralising the public sector: The Impact of Decentralisation on Service Delivery, Corruption, Fiscal Management and Growth in Developing and Emerging Market Economies: A Synthe...
Shah, Anwar; Thompson, Theresa; Zou, Heng-fu - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 1, pp. 10-14
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037378
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Ensino superior e género: diplomados e mercado de trabalho
Baltazar, Maria da Saudade; Rego, Conceição; Caleiro, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The employability of graduates remains a concern, most particularly at times like the present where the unemployment rate tends to rise, and that higher education graduates are facing greater difficulties in accessing the labour market in Europe. Notably, women are characterized by higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258777
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Working hours in dual-earner couples: Does one partner work less when the other works more?
Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit; Seierstad, Ane - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2011
In spite of increased labour market participation in recent decades, women in Norway still have high part-time rates and seldom work more than their partners. Given that an aging population implies a projected large labour demand in many Western countries, it is important to explore potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493367
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Effects of Transition on Gender Equality and Female Employment in Bulgaria
Beleva, Iskra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper presents a short review of the effects of transition to a market economy on the pattern of male and female employment in Bulgaria during the period 1990-2009. It outlines that the gender differences in labour distribution among economic sectors, branches and activities has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114379
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Brauchen wir eine gesetzliche Frauenquote?
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Fichtl, Anita - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 02, pp. 39-48
und weiterer Maßnahmen, die die Ungleichstellung von Frauen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt verringern können. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877409
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Globalization and gender equality in the course of development
Potrafke, Niklas; Ursprung, Heinrich - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz - 2012
We empirically assess the influence of globalization on social institutions that govern female subjugation and gender … equality in developing countries. Observing the progress of globalization for almost one hundred developing countries at ten … year intervals starting in 1970, we find that economic and social globalization exert a decidedly positive influence on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010542034
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Globalization and Gender Equality in Developing Countries
Potrafke, Niklas; Ursprung, Heinrich - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz - 2011
This study empirically assesses the influence of globalization on the institutional root causes of gender equality as … measured by the new OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI). We capture the multifaceted concept of globalization with … the KOF index and its three sub-indices which measure the economic, social and political dimensions of globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293327