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Are Labour Markets Segmented in Developing Economies? A Clustering Approach for Colombian Workers
Ensayos de EconomíaLabour markets in developing economies are usually thought to be segmented. Differences in productivity, red tape, and high taxes create a divide between a modern and an excluded traditional sector. More recently, some scholars have challenged this view.
David Arturo Rodriguez Guerrero +1 more
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The Effects of Labour Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector [PDF]
In this paper, we build an equilibrium search and matching model of an economy with an informal sector. Our model extends Mortensen and Pissarides (1994) by allowing for ex ante worker heterogeneity with respect to formal-sector productivity.
James Albrecht +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
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Discover Social Science and HealthBackground Domestic workers have historically faced significant vulnerabilities globally. According to the International Labour Organisation, while their living and working conditions have improved over the years, challenges persist, particularly in ...
Oscar Espinosa +5 more
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Venezuelan migrants in delivery platform work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Between exploitability, precariousness, and daily resistance. [PDF]
Politics (Oxf), 2023 Lenis HFB.
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Sentience in cephalopod molluscs: an updated assessment
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article evaluates the evidence for sentience – the capacity to have feelings – in cephalopod molluscs: octopus, cuttlefish, squid, and nautilus. Our framework includes eight criteria, covering both whether the animal's nervous system could support sentience and whether their behaviour indicates sentience.
Alexandra K. Schnell +4 more
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Early evolutionary history of the seed
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman +2 more
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Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That Requires More Rules
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines why Italian for‐profit firms convert to Benefit Corporation status and how they navigate the ensuing hybridization. Survey data from 118 companies are interpreted through a pragmatic and moral legitimacy lens. Results show that the main trigger is pragmatic legitimacy: managers seek to strengthen trust with internal and ...
Laura Rocca +3 more
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SALARIO MÍNIMO Y EMPLEO EN ARGENTINA
Revista de Economía Política de Buenos Aires, 2013 El objetivo de este documento es contribuir a la discusión acerca de los efectos del salario mínimo en el mercado de trabajo. Argentina brinda la oportunidad de explorar esta temática en profundidad dado que en los últimos años –desde 2003– el salario
FERNANDO GROISMAN
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Crisis Narratives and the African Paradox: African Informal Economies, COVID-19 and the Decolonization of Social Policy. [PDF]
Dev Change, 2022 Meagher K.
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