The project shows that the working environment is rarely the sole cause of early retirement, but working environment factors may explain a large fraction of the transition to disability pension in particular. Several working environment predictors of early retirement are well-documented in the...

Globalization: a cautionary tale -- The globalization process -- The impact of national institutions on globalization -- Political institutions and globalization -- Economic institutions and globalization -- How cultural institutions impact globalization -- Using global acumen to account for...

This book explores the relationship between exports and productivity. Whilst a body of research indicates that exporters have superior productivity to non-exporters, received wisdom suggests that this is because productive firms became exporters. Robert Salomon approaches this issue from a...