In the context of Vietnam’s impressive economic growth over the last two decades, several studies have documented gender disparities, but few have studied the underlying constraints that drive the disparities. The Vietnamese government is working to increase its support to job seekers. To help...

With the growth of the telecommunications sector in Uganda has come the emergence of a vibrant sub-sector, mobile money (transfer of money through mobile phones). This service enables almost instant sending and receiving of money across the country and with some operators even out of the...

Mining at the backdrop of traditional institutional regime with its rooted socio-economic and political disposition draws a unique attention in Meghalaya. The ‘Rat-hole' mining in Meghalaya is unique to its institutional framework where the policy of resource management (coal in this context)...

In 1803, Jean-Baptiste Say published "A Treatise of Political Economy", which outlined the hypothesis that an overproduction of goods and economic crises are not possible. In fact, the economy proved to be more difficult, since in reality there are conditions that violate the macroeconomic...

Being young in Europe today presents some of Eurostat's most interesting data on children and young people in the European Union. It gives an insight into the past, current and future situation of our youngest fellow citizens, ranging from attending school and participating in sport and leisure...

'Quality of life in Europe - facts and views' presents different aspects of people's well-being combining for the first time objective indicators with subjective evaluation of individuals' situations and covering various aspects of quality of life. The indicators are analysed together with...

The repercussions of the 2007-2008 financial crisis have acted as an impetus to improve the quality and availability of statistical information. One such initiative addresses the importance of compiling a complete accounting of a nation's wealth, and especially the wealth of households. This is...