This paper provides an exploration of current and emerging trends in Māori wellbeing using He Ara Waiora. The paper draws on quantitative evidence, including indicators from the LSF Dashboard and Indicators Aotearoa New Zealand. The analysis is also supported by qualitative evidence in the form...

A decrease in female unemployment wholly accounts for the fall in total U.K. unemployment between its 1984 and 1993 peaks. This fall is associated with a fall in the female inflow rate, is concentrated among women with young children, and is equally evident for all skill groups. These trends...

The willingness of workers to move down an occupational hierarchy is a potentially important source of flexibility in the labor market. But, relatively little is known about the scale or pattern of occupational up- and downgrading. This paper examines who downgrades and the cyclical structure of...

Intellectual property (IP) has become one of the most influential and controversial issues in today’s knowledge-based society. This challenging book exposes the reader to key issues at the heart of the public debate now taking place in the field of IP. It considers IP at the macro level...

This paper explores whether collective insurance schemes of various kinds could improve the degree of cyclical income stabilisation and the operation of fiscal stabilisers in the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). We review the potential issues, the underlying trade-offs and the...

Revealing the difference between great slides and great presentations Based on a proven process from one of the world's most prominent presentation consultancy and design firms,The Presentation Lab challenges everything you thought you knew about creating and delivering engaging business...

La croissance de la privatisation ainsi que du commerce et de l'investissement internationaux, de même que la multiplication des accords commerciaux bilatéraux et multilatéraux ont accentué l'intégration économique, ce qui a touché presque tous les pays du monde. Cette nouvelle...

The growth of international trade and investment and the spread of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have resulted in increasing economic integration, affecting almost all nations of the world. This has brought about many changes in the economies of developing countries, including a...