Nach dem Zusammenbruch des Ostblocks, der Teilung der Tschechoslowakei und den folgenden Transformationsproblemen in den neunziger Jahren hat die Slowakische Republik ab dem Jahr 2002 ein umfangreiches Reformpaket auf den Weg gebracht. Im Rahmen der Steuerreform wurde die Steuerlast von den...

This paper considers the education of the labour force based on an analysis of trends in and the relationships between job polarization and skills mismatch. Both job polarization and skills mismatch have become topics of increasing interest, but relationships between the two have been relatively...

The theory of human capital clearly states that the investments into the education bring many benefits and are worth the cost. The OECD Education at a Glance analysis provides support for both public and private investing in tertiary education as the net present value is positive for all...

This paper reviews important aspects of gender labour market inequalities in four European Union countries. It shows that individual countries differ in many aspects of gender discrimination. It seems that contributing factors to these differences are the national social and economic structures,...