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Back to the Future - Changing Job Profiles in the Digital Age

Stephany, Fabian; Lorenz, Hanno - 2019

The uniqueness of human labour is at question in times of smart technologies. The 250 years-old discussion on technological unemployment reawakens. Frey and Osborne (2013) estimate that half of US employment will be automated by algorithms within the next 20 years. Other follow-up studies...

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Migration and social mobility within and between countries and its economic consequences in the period of globalization

Shirinzade, Natig - 2017

Ethnic and international conflicts have turned into a real headache for the modern world. The confrontations that have begun between the nations have escalated into serious conflicts that take the lives of thousands of innocent children, women and old people every year. Such conflicts create...

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Friendship network composition and subjective wellbeing

Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Smyth, Russell - 2017

Using data from the UK Community Life Survey, we present the first study to examine the relationship between heterogeneity in one’s friendship network and subjective wellbeing. We measure network heterogeneity by the extent to which one’s friends are similar to oneself with regard to...

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A Very Brief Approximation to What Is the Capability Approach of Amartya Sen?

León Tamayo, Dorian Fernando; Moreno, Jose Luis - 2017

The capability approach developed by Sen represents a proposal for the evaluation of individual well-being and social development centered on people and away - but not exclusive- of materiality. In the present article describes the capability approach developed by Sen and examines the importance...

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Differential Approach and Capabilities: An Analysis for the Colombia's Population Displaced

León, Dorian Fernando - 2017

The conceptual framework of the capability approach proposed by Amartya Sen has never been used specifically in the dynamics of forced displacement or in the analysis of the quality of life of the population victims of the Colombian armed conflict. Reason why, this article affirms that the...

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Using memories to assess the intrapersonal comparability of wellbeing reports

Kaiser, Caspar - 2020

Research on subjective wellbeing typically assumes that responses to survey questions are comparable across respondents and across time. However, if this assumption is violated, standard methods in empirical research may mislead. I address this concern with three contributions. First, I give a...

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Does current demographic policy in Russia impact on fertility of different educational groups?

Kalabichina, Irina E.; Tyndik, Alla - 2014

This article is devoted to investigation current demographic policy in Russia impact on fertility of different educational groups. Authors use qualitative and quantitative data. Quantitative data for this analysis come from the Gender and Generation Survey in Russia (2004, 2007, 2011 waves)....

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Sinkende Geburtenraten als Herausforderung für den Wohlfahrtsstaat: Lösungswege der Familien- und Arbeitsmarktpolitik im internationalen Vergleich

Groß, Thomas; Hardmeier, Sibylle - 2009

Die zentrale Stoßrichtung dieses Beitrages ist es, Wege für eine erfolgreiche Familienpolitik aufzuzeigen. Basierend auf einem 16-Ländersample und unter Zuhilfenahme des neuen MVQCA-Ansatzes werden unterschiedliche europäische familienpolitische Regulierungsmuster multivariat untersucht. Die...

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European Union’s SPS and TBT Measures, Gender Specific Obstacles and Agricultural Employment

Kareem, Fatima Olanike - 2017

the non-tariff measure, but more so because of their unequal access to opportunities such as gender inequality in …

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Towards the Reversal of Poverty and Income Inequality Setbacks Due to COVID-19: The Role of Globalisation and Resource Allocation

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Armah, Mark Kojo; Asmah, Emmanuel E. - 2021

and income inequality, is hard to find. Motivated by the bleak outlook of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region … analyse the poverty and income inequality effects of globalisation and resource allocation in the region. Using data from the … that: (1) while economic globalisation reduces both poverty and income inequality, social globalisation matters only for …

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