... 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...

... 2011 Foreign direct investment 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...

..., such as the Chinese communities located throughout the country, where compatriots live and work together, segregated from the rest of the population. Economic development Italy Lastly, it is important to underline the perverse effect that unlawful behaviours have on the whole society (Meldolesi, 2001...