This article presents a comparison of the evolution of employment rates by sector in Italy with the European Union averages. We analyse the main causes of the differences of the rates of non-agrarian employment, between northern and southern regions, as well as the inter-relation between the...

This article analyses the evolution of employment rates by sector in Germany, in comparison with the European Union averages. We explain the main causes of the differences of employment rates among regions, the inter-relation between the evolution of employment and the spatial distribution of...

The prevailing gender preferences in employment opportunities in Nigeria's civil service are worrisome. Although by the virtue of Nigeria's population, the potential female labour force is about 50% and the national labour force participation rate is about 67.4%, the male participation rate is...

This paper proposes a statistical framework in which artificial intelligence can assist human decision making. Using observational data we benchmark the performance of each decision maker against the machine predictions, and replace decision makers whose information process quality is dominated...

We analyse the relationships between employment, population and regional development in Europe with a cross section sample, for year 2000, of 151 regions belonging to the 25 countries of EU after Enlargement of year 2004. Regional disparities in EU are higher than in the US, while the rate of...

We present an econometric analysis, with a cross section sample of 22 French regions, that shows the significant impact of several factors on regional development. The main factors here considered are industry, tourism and public sector activities. The article also analyzes the evolution of...

This paper examines the impact of Thailand’s population age structure on its savings rate. It uses cointegration techniques on time-series data for the period 1980-2018. The analysis suggests that the ratio of minors and of the aged to the working-age population does have a negative and...

Empirical studies of determinants of new firm formation to date have tended to yield diverse and even contradictory results. Three primary reasons for this have been advanced: (1) the paucity of suitable micro-level data (2) the failure to control for amorphous time- and place-specific...

Does fractionalization change over time? If so, are there any substantial implications foreconomic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set withfractionalization measures for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989to 2002...

A crucial aspect of constitutional design is the provision of rules onhow a constitution is to be amended. If procedures for constitutional amendmentare very restrictive, changes will take place outside the constitution. Thesechanges are likely to be against the citizens’ interests and their...