... participation and economic development. Design/methodology/approach The U-shaped relationship is investigated by employing a panel data approach of 40 countries around the world over the period 1960–2005. It is investigated whether the labour force behaviour of women in different age groups can be lumped...

..., turbehs, etc.) and economic development. Design/methodology/approach – Development elasticities of religious assets with respect to development is empirically investigated for a cross-section of all Turkish cities with municipal authorities. Two different regression analyses use religious building...

... Employment Labour economics Economic development Europe Belgium The impact of rising globalization and the increasing internationalization of production by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has stimulated extensive public debate over the effects of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on home...

... of foreign goods. In the case of irregular firms, it is up to the entrepreneur to “protect” his/her start‐up business. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Economic development Italy Informal employment consists of those economic activities that escape official scrutiny...