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Improving well-being in New Zealand through migration

Carey, David - 2019

New Zealand’s immigration system aims to enhance well-being by promoting economic development, reuniting families and meeting humanitarian objectives. Immigration is high and residence admissions are focused on the high skilled to enhance economic outcomes. Empirical evidence suggests that...

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LGBTI in OECD countries : a review

Valfort, Marie-Anne - 2017

attitudes toward LGBTI, LGBTI rights and perceived discrimination among LGBTI. It goes on to discuss the empirical strategies … at school and suffer academically; (iii) LGBTI face hiring and wage discrimination; (iv) LGBTI show higher rates of … physical and mental health problems, in particular due to social rejection. The paper concludes by reviewing anti-discrimination …

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Fighting gender inequality in Sweden

André, Christophe; Bourrousse, Hugo - 2017

Sweden ranks among the best OECD countries in terms of gender equality. Women have a high employment rate, outperform men in education and are well represented in government and parliament. Nevertheless, without further policy measures, achieving parity is still a distant prospect in several...

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Determinants of female entrepreneurship in India

Daymard, Arnaud - 2015

This paper examines the nature and determinants of female entrepreneurship in India based on survey data. The first part assesses basic characteristics of female entrepreneurship in India, while the subsequent sections analyse key determinants of female entrepreneurship based on the literature,...

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Determinants of the low female labour force participation in India

Sorsa, Piritta; Mareš, Jan; Didier, Mathilde; … - 2015

The low and declining female labour force participation rate in India despite strong growth over the past decade is puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants...

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