Die nachhaltige und kontinuierliche Gründung innovativer Spin-off Unternehmen ermöglicht neben der Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen, der Förderung spezifischer Wirtschaftsbranchen auch die marktliche Verwertung der Inventionen aus der wissenschaftlichen Forschung. Als eine bedeutende...

Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage gap, which declined considerably over this period. By 2010, conventional human capital variables taken together explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender...

Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage gap, which declined considerably over this period. By 2010, conventional human capital variables taken together explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender...

Gender differences in pay continue to persist, despite decades of equal-pay legislation and the promotion of equal opportunities. This thesis examines differences in pay between men and women in Italy during the period 2005-2014 and puts special emphasis on the effects of sample selection. It...