Gender equality is affected by policies in many areas, one of which is fiscal policy. Switzerland's federal system makes it difficult to fully understand the…
Health, qualifications and motivation are the crucial factors determining whether, as a consequence of demographic change, wage-earners can or should go on…
Germany and Canada are among those countries with the largest shares of immigrants worldwide. But whereas in Germany the majority of immigrants have low-level…
Self-employment can allow older workers to stay in the labor market longer and earn additional income, yet little research has addressed if reasons for…
The EuLaViBar language vitality barometer is a tool that can be used to determine the extent to which a language is threatened with extinction. Academics from…
How do individual competencies impact on the employment careers of people living in Germany? How are person abilities interrelated with occupational mobility?…
Dr Juliet Stone, Professor Ann Berrington and Professor Jane Falkingham have found that factors such as leaving full-time education, unemployment, or a…
The Hartz IV reform of the German labor market has been one of the most controversial reforms in the history of the reunited Federal Republic of Germany. It…
How do traditional societies change as a result of contact with the modern age? You can only tell if you know what they looked like before that. For the rural…
There comes a time in each of our lives when we consider starting a pension plan –either on the advice of a friend, a relative, or of our own volition. The…
The study, which is published in the journal Pediatrics, found that irregular bedtimes could disrupt natural body rhythms and cause sleep deprivation,…
Now, University of Missouri researchers have studied how aging adults’ driving cessation influences their work and social lives. The researchers found that…
In a study involving volunteers who agreed to provide information about their feelings and locations, the researchers found that cell phones can efficiently…
How variable is our cognitive performance from one day to the next? Do older adults vary more in their performance than younger people?Scientists from Berlin,…
Student Todd Murphy teamed with UAH atmospheric science professor Dr. Kevin Knupp to make one of the first comprehensive analyses of cold season supercells…
The economic crisis has put measurable pressure on birth rates in Europe over the last decade. On average, the more the unemployment rose, the greater the…
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