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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa

Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...

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Longitudinal changes and determinants of parental willingness to pay for the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity

Lauer, Romy; Traub, Meike; Hansen, Sylvia; Kilian, Reinhold - In: Health Economics Review 10 (2020) 15, pp. 1-10

Background: Willingness to Pay (WTP) is an alternative to measure quality-adjusted life years for cost-effectiveness analyses. The aim was to evaluate longitudinal changes and determinants of parental WTP for the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity. Methods: Longitudinal data from...

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Partizipatives Gesundheitsmanagement in der flexiblen Produktion: Entwicklung und Evaluation des teambezogenen Präventionskonzeptes SePIAR

Gerlmaier, Anja - In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft 75 (2020) 3, pp. 311-321

Seit kurzem existieren erste arbeitswissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse über gesundheitsbezogene Risiken und Gestaltungspotenziale bei digital vernetzten Produktionssystemen. Allerdings gibt es bisher kaum auf Arbeitsgestaltung abzielende Präventionsansätze, die sich für eine Stärkung der...

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Swiss National Bank: Is the recent loss a threat to monetary policy? A research note

Kämpf, Vanessa; Stadtmann, Georg; Zimmermann, Lilli - In: Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice 13 (2024) 1, pp. 43-55

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced it will refrain from profit distribution in 2022 owing to the accumulation of a huge financial loss. In this paper we examine key determinants of the SNB's loss and shed light on its implications to monetary policy pursuit. In particular, we show that...

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Sterilisierte Devisenmarktinterventionen - ein umstrittenes währungspolitisches Instrument

Wollmershäuser, Timo - In: ifo Schnelldienst 56 (2003) 19, pp. 34-44

Ziel dieses Aufsatzes ist es, die Wirksamkeit von Devisenmarktinterventionen im Lichte eines neuen Wechselkursmodells zu bewerten. Dabei steht nicht die Beeinflussung von Fundamentalfaktoren im Vordergrund, sondern die Koordination heterogener Erwartungen unter den Devisenmarktakteuren, die zu...

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A mindfulness intervention promoting work–life balance: How segmentation preference affects changes in detachment, well‐being, and work–life balance

Althammer, Sarah Elena; Reis, Dorota; van der Beek, Sophie - In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 94 (2021) 2, pp. 282-308

This study evaluates a three-week online self-training intervention teaching mindfulness as a cognitive …, segmentation preferences moderated the intervention effect on psychological detachment, such that participants with low … segmentation preference reported stronger intervention effects. Unexpectedly, affective well-being increased in both groups …

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Mindfulness and positive activities at work: Intervention effects on motivation‐related constructs, sleep quality, and fatigue

Michel, Alexandra; Groß, Clarissa; Hoppe, Annekatrin; … - In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 94 (2021) 2, pp. 309-337

increasingly striving for healthier and more motivated employees. In this study, a three-week self-instructed online intervention … with employees. All exercises could be easily integrated into the daily working routine. The intervention is based on … intervention is effective in increasing work engagement, hope and sleep quality as well as in reducing fatigue. Practical …

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Evidence-based practices that deal with work-family conflict and enrichment: Systematic literature review

Vadvilavičius, Tadas; Stelmokienė, Aurelija - In: Verslas: Teorija ir praktika / Business: Theory and Practice 21 (2020) 2, pp. 820-826

surprising that organizations quite often choose training/workshop as the most suitable intervention. Similarly, only one … scientific article presented the intervention that used real organizational change to reduce work-family conflict. Additionally …, only one intervention was oriented towards the positive side of work family interaction - increase in work …

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The Short Selling Regulation in the EU: Assessing the Authorization Granted for ESMA to Prohibit Short Selling

Huhtilainen, Matias - In: European Journal of Government and Economics (EJGE) 6 (2017) 1, pp. 5-23

The paper discusses the renewed short selling regulation (Regulation (EU (No 236/2012) in the European Union. The focus is on the provisions that deal with prohibiting short selling in exceptional market circumstances. The Regulation further enforces certain obligations to report and disclose...

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Iranian Saudi rivalry over the regional role … Syria as a model

Aldesouky, Aboubakr Fathy Awaad - In: Review of Economics and Political Science (REPS) 9 (2024) 6, pp. 494-512

Purpose - This study aims to highlight the dimensions of the rivalry over the regional role between two regional powers in the Middle East, and the impact of local, regional and international pressures of the Syrian crisis on the role performance of the competing forces....

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