Results 121 to 130 of about 1,346 (191)
, 1997 This contribution starts with a comparative analysis of women’s labour supply in Italy as compared to other European countries characterized by a higher diffusion of female labour supply and employment. Italy is distinctive with respect to other European
ADDABBO, Tindara
core
Accounting Rules and the Labor Market for Accountants
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this study, I explore how accounting rules—in particular the restrictiveness of GAAP—have impacted the labor market for accountants. I find that when the rules become more restrictive, there are fewer students majoring in accounting and fewer accountants and auditors overall. The overall number of accounting positions that firms recruit for
ANTHONY LE
wiley +1 more source
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.This work aimed to apply the principles of skin mark analysis to a cetacean species to build a sex‐discrimination model exclusively based on photographic material. Relevant differences between sexes emerged in markings, with males presenting more social, aggression‐related, and fishing‐related marks overall, and a stronger tendency of mark accumulation
Alice Turchi +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Electroconvulsive Therapy and Time to Psychiatric Readmission in Schizophrenia
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction There is evidence that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can augment the effects of antipsychotics in schizophrenia. However, there is limited evidence from Western populations on whether ECT reduces the risk of relapse compared to non‐ECT treatment in schizophrenia.
Linnea Stenmark +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
wiley +1 more source
Mitigating tough times? How material self‐interest influences citizens' welfare state behavior
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract It is a long‐standing view that citizens support the welfare state because it provides insurance against future income losses. However, existing studies have struggled to isolate the effect of future‐oriented material self‐interest from normative and political predispositions.
Matias Engdal Christensen
wiley +1 more source
Self-Employment Dynamics across the Business Cycle: Migrants versus Natives [PDF]
Economically active people are either in gainful employment, are unemployed or self-employed. We are interested in the dynamics of the transitions between these states across the business cycle.
Amelie Constant, Klaus F. Zimmermann
core
Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While childhood vaccination programmes provide outstanding contributions to improving health, they can also pose challenges through the interactions between parents and healthcare. This paper focuses on the ethical dimensions of interactions between healthcare professionals and parents. Since the knowledge that professionals possess creates an
Mikael Sandlund +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Health and the Transition from Employment to Retirement [PDF]
The relationship between employment and retirement is changing dramatically. In contrast to an earlier pattern of relatively stable career employment leading to retirement around age 65, increasing numbers of men and women are leaving their major ...
Philippa J. Clarke, Victor W. Marshall
core