71st International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 16 - 19, 2011 | Athens, Greece

335 J20-1-3527 Demographics, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination

Saturday, 19 March 2011: 17:00-19:00
Chair:
Roswitha M. King, Ostfold University College—Norway
The Educational Achievement of Pupils with Immigrant and Native Mothers in Taiwan
Eric S. Lin, National Tsing Hua University—Taiwan; Yu-Lung Lue, National Tsing Hua University—Taiwan
Trends in the Gender Earnings Gap and the Role of Productivity
Michelle Casario, Villanova University—USA
The Effects of Body Weight on Employment and Marriage in Japan
Tomoko Furugori, Chuo University—Japan
High Employment Generating Sectors in Portugal: An Interindustry Approach
João Carlos Lopes, ISEG/UECE - Technical University of Lisbon—Portugal
Discussants:
Roswitha M. King, Ostfold University College—Norway and Yannis Georgellis, Bournemouth University—United Kingdom