This paper uses information from a rich firm-level survey on wage and price-setting procedures, in around 15,000 firms in 15 European Union countries, to investigate the relative importance of internal versus external factors in the setting of wages of newly hired workers. The evidence suggests...

This paper examines levels of educational attainment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam for the period 1970-2030 through the reconstruction and projection of levels of educational attainment. While the study of the past shows that the determination to invest in...

Williamson, Jeffrey G.; Yousef, Tarik M.: Demographic transitions and economic performance in the Middle East and North Africa. - S. 16-36 Rashad, Hoda; Khadr, Zeinab: New challenges in the demography of the Arab region. - S. 37-61 Ali, Ali A.; Elbadawi, Ibrahim A.: Poverty in the Arab world: the...

In 2016, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) agreed to form a partnership for the establishment of a joint Centre of Expertise on Population and Migration (CEPAM). The work presented here summarizes the...

In 2016, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) agreed to form a partnership for the establishment of a joint Centre of Expertise on Population and Migration (CEPAM). The work presented here summarizes the...

This paper examines levels of educational attainment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam for the period 1970-2030 through the reconstruction and projection of levels of educational attainment. While the study of the past shows that the determination to invest in...