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Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
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Is There an Informal Employment Penalty in Food Security? Evidence from Rural Vietnam. [PDF]
Vu L, Rammohan A.
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Enforcement of labor regulation, informal labor, and firm performance [PDF]
This paper investigates how enforcement of labor regulation affects the firm's use of informal employment and its impact on firm performance. Using firm level data on informal employment and firm performance, and administrative data on enforcement of ...
Almeida, Rita, Carneiro, Pedro
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Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
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Informal Employment and Poor Mental Health in a Sample of 180,260 Workers from 13 Iberoamerican Countries. [PDF]
Silva-Peñaherrera M +2 more
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A Cohort Analysis of Labor Participation in Mexico, 1987-2009 [PDF]
This paper conducts a cohort analysis of labor participation in urban Mexico in recent decades. The rates analyzed are the labor force participation, the unemployment rate, and the employment shares of the formal and informal salaried sectors, as well as
Duval Hernández, Robert +1 more
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Abstract As the UK higher education sector becomes increasingly market‐driven and focused on preparing students for the graduate labour market, universities must define and contextualise employability and their role in supporting students beyond academia.
Michael Maher +3 more
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Martinique’s Informal Sector [PDF]
In 2008, Martinique’s informal sector accounted for 12,400 individuals, 9.9% of the Martinique’s total employment. Youth, retirees, men, women, the unemployed, inactives, those already employed in the formal sector, and many more make up the diverse ...
Annie Motch, Gérard Forgeot
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