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This article is based on a collaborative action research study between one teacher and a teacher educator and provides an account of the emotional labour in enacting caring teaching in an inclusive classroom. The emotional labour demanded... more
ABSTRACT. The spatial distribution of households and firms, or urban spatial structure, is a core element of the study of urban economics and the crucial determinant of commuting patterns. This paper examines developments in the analysis... more
This paper examines the gendered implications of Africa's transport gap (the lack of cheap, regular and reliable transport) for young people in rural Ghana, with particular reference to the linkages between restricted mobility, household... more
L'impatto del commercio internazionale su salari ed occupazione è un tema vivacemente dibattuto. La crescita simultanea delle importazioni di manufatti e delle disuguaglianze salariali e dei tassi di disoccupazione, rispettivamente... more
A number of Australian studies have provided microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives on the causes of, and solutions to, Australia's unemployment problem. This paper provides an evaluation of these studies. Several important findings... more
Student choice is at the center of many discussions about higher education policy. At the same time, and regardless of the emphasis put on achieving an important endowment of graduates trained in science and engineering, participation in... more
L'impatto del commercio internazionale su salari ed occupazione è un tema vivacemente dibattuto. La crescita simultanea delle importazioni di manufatti e delle disuguaglianze salariali e dei tassi di disoccupazione, rispettivamente... more
L'impatto del commercio internazionale su salari ed occupazione è un tema vivacemente dibattuto. La crescita simultanea delle importazioni di manufatti e delle disuguaglianze salariali e dei tassi di disoccupazione, rispettivamente negli... more
The study develops a real wage series for Germany c. 1500-1850 and analyzes its relationship with population size. From 1690 data density allows the estimation of a structural time series model of this relationship. The major results are... more
This article explores the paradox of women’s academic employment in Turkey. There is a low rate of female labour market participation in the formal sector, yet a higher proportion of women professors than in any of the 25 European Union... more
The paper aims to provide a representation, as rich and complete as possible, of the Chinese labour market, both in terms of stock and flow, despite the fact that the statistical information is still rather poor and often inconsistent. It... more
The looming water crisis and water-intensive nature of rice cultivation are driving the search for alternative management methods to increase water productivity in rice cultivation. Experiments were conducted under on-station and on-farm... more
Trade has predominantly contributed in the development of world economies for more than mere agricultural development and industrialisation. Trade involves many regions across the globe. The more the regions involved, the more will be the... more
In an era of globalisation, patterns of economic growth and employment will depend critically upon domestic labour market conditions. This paper presents empirical evidence on how labour market regulations might interact with expanded... more