Chapter 1. Advancing work-life equality and justice in the Asia-Pacific: Insights from Australia -- Chapter 2. The rise of flexible working in Southeast Asia: Insights from Thailand and the Philippines -- Chapter 3. Emerging Voice Mechanisms in Asian Gig Economies: Implications for Gig...

In this paper, I study technological change as a candidate for the observed increase in consumption inequality in the United States. I build an incomplete market model with educational choice combined with a task-based model on the production side. I consider two channels through which...

This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...

This volume provides a comprehensive analytic contribution to a crucial topic within development economics based on 15 years of continued data collection and research efforts. It brings together nine up-to-date studies on SME development in a coherent framework to help persuade national and...