The aim of this paper is to evaluate the family-friendly law (Act 39/99) approved in Spain in 1999, which grants parents the right to reduce work time schedule for childcare issues. We find an increase of work time reduction by around 18 %. Second, we find that employers restrict indefinite...

China’s military-civil fusion (MCF) policy has attracted global attention. Since 2010, China has constructed over 30 MCF national demonstration bases (MCFNDBs) to optimise local industrial structure and promote local economic development. However, the evaluation of the actual economic effects...

Kolumbien ist seit den 1960er Jahren einem gewaltsamen Konflikt ausgesetzt, der seitdem immer wieder bewaffnete Übergriffe und Vertreibungen großer Teile der Landbevölkerung zur Folge hatte. Gleichzeitig ist der Arbeitsmarkt des Landes von einem großen informellen Sektor mit zumeist...

Starting with the significant differences between the European Union member states regarding the implementation of the sustainable development goals stipulated by the United Nations and the transition from the fossil fuel economy to the one based on the principles of bio-economics, the article...