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We study the relative effect of venture capital and bank finance on large manufacturing firms in local U.S. markets. Theory predicts that with venture capital, the firm size distribution should become more stretched-out to the right, but it’s ambiguous on the effect of banks on large firms....
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On the face of it, Austria’s labour market performs very well, which is reflected in one of the lowest unemployment … rates in the EU. However, while many of the euro area members have recently succeeded in reducing unemployment, the Austrian …. In addition the unemployment statistics are distorted by the relatively low labour force participation of older workers …
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feature of the Finnish economy compared with that of Sweden and Denmark is the higher level of unemployment. In the early 1990 … adapt. The spectacular recovery of the Finnish economy has pushed up labour demand. While unemployment has fallen back from …
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social partners. This report provides an overview of national studies on the gender pay gap, and examines the policies and … explores specific actions carried out by governments to reduce the gender pay gap, such as legislative measures, general …
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Dieses im Rahmen des Programms „Voneinander Lernen“ veranstaltete Seminar fand am 13.-14.Juni in Stockholm statt und befasste sich mit den Auswirkungen von Steuersystemen auf die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann. Im Mittelpunkt standen das in Schweden bereits 1971 eingeführte...
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Improving the quality of women’s work and employment is the focus of this paper. It draws mainly, but not exclusively, on research carried out by the Foundation in this area over the past decade, which has highlighted both positive and negative change as well as persistent challenges faced by...
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This report describes the operation of workplace gender equality strategies in seven countries of the European Union …
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