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Measuring Hiring Discrimination – A History of Field Experiments in Discrimination Research
Zschirnt, Eva - 2016
Ethnic and racial discrimination in the hiring process is a common and documented problem. Scientists from different … in hiring. It will focus on how discrimination is defined in different disciplines, on the historical political context … research designs, this paper concludes that certain trends can be observed in all tests and that discrimination in hiring can …
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The 'Generalization' of International Investment Law in Constitutional Perspective
Stoll, Peter-Tobias - 2016
For a long time, international investment law has emerged as a rather distinct and specific element of international economic law and general international law. The most significant developments in investment law can be considered the negotiations on CETA, TPP, and TTIP, as they imply a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012998397
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Epic Backslide : The Supreme Court Endorses Mandatory Individual Arbitration Agreements, #TimesUp on Workers' Rights
Greene, Stephanie M.; O'Brien, Christine Neylon - 2019
disputes that are diverted from courts to individual arbitration – including workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, as …
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American Economic Nationalism : Corporatist, Neoliberal and Neocorporatist Political Strategic Responses to Contemporary Global Systemic Crises
DeDominicis, Benedict E. - 2021
The political theory focus of this paper is the relevance of corporatism to meet the nationalist backlash against the increasing global interdependence that elites encouraged through neoliberal strategies. The paper analyzes the Trump administration’s resistance to international cooperation to...
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An International Map of Gender Gaps
Buono, Ines; Polselli, Annalivia - 2023
This paper revisits stylized facts on female labour force participation, employment and unemployment, using a unified and up-to-date dataset with comparable information for high-income (HI) and middle-low income (MLI) countries. We find that: (i) global trends in labour supply in the last 30...
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Promoting gender equality to strengthen economic growth and resilience
André, Christophe - 2023
Women’s employment rates and wages are still lagging those of men across OECD countries, with average employment and wage gaps now around 15% and 12% respectively. Gaps narrowed at a relatively modest pace over the past decade, calling for further policy action. A lack of affordable...
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Innovation contests
Pérez-Castrillo, J. David; Wettstein, David - 2014
We study innovation contests with asymmetric information and identical contestants, where contestants' efforts and innate abilities generate inventions of varying qualities. The designer offers a reward to the contestant achieving the highest quality and receives the revenue generated by the...
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The Future of High-Skilled Workers : Regional Problems and Global Challenges
Kofler, Ingrid; Innerhofer, Elisa; Marcher, Anja; … - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
1. Introduction -- 2. The future of high-skilled work – main developments and drivers of change -- 3. The high-skilled workers of tomorrow -- 4. Shaping the future organization of work and life -- 5. Does “place” matter? The importance of location factors -- 6. Specific case study: South...
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The future of high-skilled workers : regional problems and global challenges
Kofler, Ingrid; Innerhofer, Elisa; Marcher, Anja; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012211531
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Environmental Governance : Policies and Practices at Local Government Level in Bangladesh
Rabbani, Golam - 2013
Environmental degradation and climate change are burning issues in development discourse in Bangladesh. Considering the need and magnitude of problems local government institutes (LGIs) can take necessary initiatives in avoiding or mitigating negative environmental changes or can actively...
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