This book provides new evidence on the magnitude and sources of pay inequalities between women and men in European countries and New Zealand on the basis of micro data. Particular attention is devoted to job access and workplace practices, promotions and wage growth, sectoral affiliation and...

Purpose – The paper aims to introduce the special issue of IJM , a collection of papers that were originally presented at the 88 th Applied Econometrics Association Conference. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a general outline of the focus of the issue. Findings – The conference...

Purpose – This paper aims to estimate whether human resource (HR) practices influence labour demand dynamics behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – Groups practices in terms of employees satisfaction and work organisation, financial incentives and individual's career perspectives, and...