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La demografia in Europa e in Us. Uno sguardo alle proiezioni a medio-lungo termine
SALERNO, Nicola Carmine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The demographic database of Eurostat and of Us Census of Bureau are explored and the main facts are extracted and described. This paper is completely self-standing but is also part of a more general analysis dedicated to the functioning and sustainability of pay-as-you-go to finance the welfare...
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Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries: Assessing Generosity and Gender Equality
Ray, Rebecca; Schmitt, John; Gornick, Janet C. - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2008
This report examines the parental leave policies in 21 high-income nations and identifies five "best practices" for parental leave policies. The study shows that the U.S. has the least generous leave policies of the 21 countries examined in the report. The states exhibiting the five best...
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Investing in Gender Equality: Looking Ahead
Buvinic, Mayra; Lunde, Trine; Sinha, Nistha - In: World Bank - Economic Premise (2010) 22, pp. 1-10
The financial crisis of 2008-09 has highlighted the need for greater attention to gender, both to address the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008837675
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Battles Among Licensed Occupations: Analyzing Government Regulations on Labor Market Outcomes for Dentists and Hygienists
Kleiner, Morris M.; Park, Kyoung Won - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
Occupational licensing is among the fastest-growing labor market institutions in the U.S. economy. One of the key features of occupational licensing is that the law determines who gets to do the work. In those cases where universally licensed occupations are both complements to and substitutes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727871
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. LABOUR MARKET CHANGES IN ROMANIA. FACTORS, CAUSES, ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS
VASILE, Valentina; IOAN-FRANC, Valeriu - In: Romanian Journal of Economics 26 (2008) 1(35), pp. 87-120
The reform of labour market and the modification of the human capital management model evolved unsteadily, much behind the demand from the economic and social environment. Labour market was pushed to a secondary plane, considering that the adjustment of the other markets would cause necessary...
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Transitional Labour Markets, from theory to policy application. Can transitional labour markets contribute to a less traditional gender division of labour ?.
Leschke, Janine; Jepsen, Maria - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2009
first section discusses various gender-equality models which imply different ways of organising, for example, childcare …Much of the gender inequality in the labour market is brought about by women's dual role as worker and (potential …, parental leave and flexible working time. Sections two and three look at gender inequalities in labour market outcomes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051731
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Domestic gender equality and childbearing in Sweden
Goldscheider, Frances; Bernhardt, Eva; Brandén, Maria - In: Demographic Research 29 (2013) 40, pp. 1097-1126
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Explaining sleep time – Hungarian evidences
Kovács, Benedek; Bálint, Lajos - In: electronic International Journal of Time Use Research 11 (2014) 1, pp. 43-56
We spend about one-third of our life sleeping, which is essential for our physical and mental health. Research verified that both too much and too little sleep is associated with poor health, while the “golden mean” seems to be ideal. In general, sleep time forms a U-shaped curve over the...
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Die Arbeitslosenversicherung in Deutschland – Beitrag zur Bekämpfung oder Ursache von Arbeitslosigkeit
Breiding, Torsten - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Abstract German (English abstract is added below) Arbeitslosigkeit gilt als eines der schwerwiegendsten gesellschaftlichen Probleme unserer Zeit. Doch welche Gründe liegen, trotz der über die Jahre eingeleiteten Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit, für die anhaltende...
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Economic Conditions and Child Abuse
Lindo, Jason M.; Schaller, Jessamyn; Hansen, Benjamin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Although a huge literature spanning several disciplines documents an association between poverty and child abuse, researchers have not found persuasive evidence that economic downturns increase abuse, despite their impacts on family income. In this paper, we address this seeming contradiction....
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