Most of the minimum wage literature in developing countries provides supporting evidence
of its effectiveness in reducing wage inequality. Using minimum wage data from Thailand …

This paper investigates effects of appearance and religious practice of job applicants on the
hiring decision. We asked participants in our laboratory experiment to select fictitious …

Empirical studies in labour economics often suffer from endogeneity problems. Employing
exogenous variations in policies and natural shock, this thesis investigates three topics. The …

Despite attention in the media concerning the increasing number of international supply
chain disruptions due to major natural disasters, little empirical evidence is available. Using …

Background Despite Burundi having formed a network of 112 health facilities that provide
emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC), the country continues to struggle with …

Previous studies have identified a causal relationship between pension eligibility for the
elderly and an improvement in education-related outcomes of co-residing children. In …

Retirement from paid work is a major transitional point and can have large impacts on
lifestyle choices and subsequent health. Using eight waves of data from the English …

Unscheduled admissions to hospital place great demands on the use of limited healthcare
resources in health systems worldwide. A range of approaches exist to manage demand; …

Abstract Background In 2018, Scotland introduced a Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) policy to
remove very-low-cost alcoholic drinks from the market and reduce adverse social and health …

This paper analyses how both own appearance and the beauty composition of other
candidates influence the chances of being selected for a job interview. Based on our lab …