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Digital exposure, age, and entrepreneurship
This study focuses on age and digital exposure as factors driving individuals to be (1) employees or entrepreneurs , (2) full-time or part-time , or...
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Economic diversification and human development in Europe
Economic diversification is recognized in literature as a strong determinant of economic development. The relationship between economic...
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Chronological Age and Labour Productivity
This chapter explains the relationship between a worker’s chronological age and her labour productivity. It dwells on the role of changes in physical...
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Routine job dynamics in the Swiss labor market
I investigate the role of labor market flows in the decline of routine employment in Switzerland between 1992 and 2018 using rich individual-level...
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Robert Boyer, Une discipline sans réflexivité peut-elle être une science? Epistémologie de l’économie
This book critically examines the transformation and degeneration of mainstream macroeconomics in recent years, both in terms of economics itself and...
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Working Beyond 50
This chapter reviews the works by economists on what it means to work beyond the age of 50. That question directly echoes the context of aging...
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A Review of Rural Housing Schemes in India for Sustainable Habitats
Specialization in economic activities, production of goods and services, and changes in nature of consumption have created and widened the...
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What drives employment–unemployment transitions? Evidence from Italian task-based data
Relying on a unique longitudinal integrated database supplying micro-level information on labor market transitions (concerning the 2011–2017 period)...
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Human Capital and Economic Development
The post-industrial economy is characterized by large-scale implementation of intellectual activity outcomes (scientific and technical creativity and...
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Access to Microfinance for Social Mobility in Mexico
A reduction on both income and expenses among Mexican families after the confinement set during the pandemic worsened economic inequality and set...
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Building a Reputation at Minnesota
At the end of the 1920s, Hansen and his Minnesota colleagues were working on research projects including the “Northwest Regional Survey” and “The...
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University education, mismatched jobs: are there gender differences in the drivers of overeducation?
This paper studies potential gender differences in overeducation prevalence among recent highly educated entrants to the labour market and in its...
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Entrepreneurial Culture and the Evolution of Organisational Models: The Challenge of the Integral Enterprise Model
In this chapter, we propose a critical analysis of the development of organisational models, discussing the implications of the business culture and...
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Influence and Opportunities of Common Prosperity
Common prosperity, encompassing a comprehensive array of measures, exerts a profound influence on the economic environment and behavior of...
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Estimating Total Labor Input for Supporting Informed Economic Policy Decisions
Abstract—The article provides the methodology for assessing the total labor input in the economy on the basis of a symmetric input–output table. The...
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John E. Roemer
The conversation shows the journey of a radical social scientist from Marxism to modern contributions to social justice, normative economics,...
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Old before their time: the role of employers in retirement decisions
Do elderly workers retire early voluntarily, or are they induced to retire by their employers? We consider an exogenous shock due to a trade...
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Geodemographics and Urban Planning Analysis: An Historical Review
The focus in this chapter is on geodemographics—essentially the analysis of people by where they live—from the perspective of those involved in...
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Building a Caring, Solidarity Society
A solidarity society is one in which people and planet would thrive. Care for one another and the planet would be at its core. The capability...
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Megatrends Affecting Agribusiness: From Challenges to Opportunities
This chapter looks at the global forces of change that are currently crossing the agribusiness industry. It highlights the consequent challenges that...