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Remote work and gender disparities in the Brazilian labour market

Sociedad y Economía
This study explores gender disparities in wages and hours worked in the context of remote work, which saw a significant rise in frequency after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, data from the 2022 Continuous National Household Sample
Lucas Ian Carrera Samuels, Igor Santos Tupy , Evandro Camargos Teixeira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy, Institutional Factors and Earnings Mobility [PDF]

This paper uses ECHP and OECD data for 14 EU countries to explore the role of labour market factors in explaining cross-national differences in the dynamic structure of earnings: in permanent inequality, transitory inequality and earnings mobility. Based
Sologon, Denisa Maria, O'Donoghue, Cathal   +1 more
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Distribution of Seafarers’ Earnings Versus Salary Distribution in Poland – Statistical Analysis

Studia Maritima
Although remuneration is not the sole determinant of workplace attractiveness, it is considered the most crucial factor. The aim of this article is to assess the pattern of seafarers’ incomes in comparison to salaries in the national economy.
Anna Turczak
doaj   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Product Market Competition, Information and Earnings Management [PDF]

: We study the effect of product market competition on the incentives to engage in earnings manipulation and we find that they crucially depend on the level of visibility of firm real activity in the marketplace.
JUAN SANTALO, GAREN MARKARIAN
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How does the Kids SIPsmartER program impact the sugar‐sweetened beverage intake of students: An investigation beyond total treatment effect in randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin, Wen You, Annie Reid, Kathleen Porter, Brittany Kirkpatrick, Jamie Zoellner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Money From Busking: Legal and Tax Aspects of the Activity of Street Performers in Selected EU Countries

Wroclaw Review of Law, Administration and Economics
This paper shows the activities of street performers in selected European countries from the perspective of current challenges in tax law. The research problem concerns the regulation of donations received by street performers by legal and tax ...
Kolek Antoni, Połeć Marta
doaj   +1 more source

Workforce composition and earnings inequality [PDF]

A presentation of a model that incorporates many factors simultaneously -- including education, experience, and industry choice -- to explain the growing disparity in Americans earnings.
Mark E. Schweitzer
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